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East Gakkel Ridge at 85 E
Fissure vent · -3,800 m · At Sea
East Gakkel Ridge at 85 E sits on the North American Plate, in a rift zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1999.
- Elevation
- -3,800 m
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- No Data (checked)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- At Sea
- Last Eruption
- 1999
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 1
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata