Volcanic activity at Deception Island in 1967 and 1969
Eruptions, apparently associated with the caldera fault zone, have created a new island and a new 5 km fissure. Several explosive vents along the fissure caused a rift in the overlying glacier releasing a flood of water carrying ice blocks.
| Published in: | Nature |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | unknown |
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1969
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| Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526516/ https://doi.org/10.1038/224553a0 |
| Summary: | Eruptions, apparently associated with the caldera fault zone, have created a new island and a new 5 km fissure. Several explosive vents along the fissure caused a rift in the overlying glacier releasing a flood of water carrying ice blocks. |
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