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Protector Seamounts
Volcanic field · -55 m · United Kingdom
Protector Seamounts sits on the Sandwich Plate, in a subduction zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1962.
- Elevation
- -55 m
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Rhyolite
- Plate
- Sandwich Plate
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Last Eruption
- 1962
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 1
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 1
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