Volcano Type: Shield volcano
Volcano Status: Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 759 m 2,490 feet
Latitude: 0.88°S 0°53’0″S
Longitude: 89.50°W 89°30’0″W
San Cristóbal Island consists of a densely vegetated western part and a lower, younger eastern part with many extremely youthful lava flows. The SW-side shield volcano morphologically resembles low-angle Hawaiian shields more than the steep-sided shields of Fernandina and Isabela Island. Most lava flows on the NE part of the island originated from SW-NE-trending fissures. Young lava flows have reached the sea, where some littoral cones formed. The latest eruptions were prehistorical in age, but are probably less than 1000 years old. Kicker Rock, two paired, steep-cliffed islands separated by a narrow cleft, is an enroded remnant of a tuff cone that forms one of the scenic highlights of the Galápagos, 5 km off the west coast of San Cristóbal.
Satellite view of San Cristobal
San Cristobal volcano is located in the SE Galapagos Islands. Eruptions at the volcano have not been accurately dated, but possibly occurred in the past 1000 years. Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), also known as sleeping lion, is located on the coast. It is a lava cone, which has been eroded by the sea. There are two 160 m high rocks separated by a small channel.
Kicker Rock as the sun sets
San Cristobal volcano from a distance (Mark Beaumont)
San Cristobal volcano (Adam Cole)
San Cristobal volcano (Edmundo Torres)
San Cristóbal Volcano steaming
San Cristóbal Volcano steaming at sunset (Leonid Plotkin)
Aerial view of steaming San Cristóbal Volcano
Aerial view of steaming San Cristóbal Volcano (Andy Tarica)
San Cristobal
Originally posted 2010-08-27 03:17:24.
