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Piton de la Fournaise Volcano - John Seach
Reunion, Indian Ocean
21.22 S, 55.71 E
summit elevation 2631 m
shield volcano
Piton de la Fournaise is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Piton de la Fournaise Volcano is located over the Reunion mantle plume. The volcano is located in the ESE part of Reunion Island. A nested caldera has been created by two large eruptions. The summit consists of two craters, the older Cratere Bory and the active Cratere Dolomieu.
An eruption of the volcano occurs almost every year at Piton de la Fournaise Volcano.
Volcanic activity consists of lava emission and small explosions.
Ashfall is rarely produced. Pele's hair is sometimes produced.
Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Eruptions
2006-07, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1985-88, 1983-84, 1981, 1979, 1977, 1977, 1976, 1975-76, 1973, 1973, 1972, 1966, 1964-65, 1964, 1963, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1955-57, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1951?, 1950, 1950, 1949?, 1948, 1947?, 1946, 1945, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1941?, 1938-39, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1935?, 1933-34, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1926-27, 1925-26, 1924, 1924, 1921, 1920, 1917, 1915, 1913, 1910, 1909, 1908?, 1907, 1905, 1904, 1903?, 1902, 1901, 1901, 1900, 1899, 1898, 1898, 1897, 1894, 1890-91, 1889, 1884, 1882?, 1878, 1876, 1875, 1874, 1874, 1872?, 1871, 1870?, 1869?, 1868, 1865, 1863-64, 1861, 1860, 1859, 1858-59, 1852, 1851, 1850, 1849, 1848, 1847, 1846, 1845, 1844, 1844, 1843, 1842, 1832, 1830, 1824, 1824, 1821, 1820, 1817, 1816, 1815, 1815, 1814, 1813, 1812, 1810, 1809, 1807, 1802, 1801-02, 1800, 1797?, 1795, 1794, 1792, 1791, 1789, 1787, 1786, 1784-85, 1776, 1775, 1774, 1772, 1771, 1768, 1766, 1760, 1759, 1753, 1751, 1734, 1734, 1733?, 1721, 1709, 1708, 1703, 1672, 1671, 1669, 1649, 1640.