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Tristan da Cunha
Shield volcano · 2,060 m · Saint Helena
Tristan da Cunha sits on the African Plate, in a rift zone. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1962.
- Elevation
- 2,060 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Saint Helena
- Last Eruption
- 1962
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
- 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