La Soufriere - Guadeloupe
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member sara et gege
N 16° 03.004 W 061° 40.200
20Q E 642274 N 1774929
le Volcan de la Soufriere sur l'ile de la Guadeloupe
Waymark Code: WMKE0T
Location: Guadeloupe
Date Posted: 03/28/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
Views: 16

[EN]

La Soufrière, the highest point of the Lesser Antilles to 1467 m, is the most prestigious of the Guadeloupe National Park site. Its dome has no real crater, but eruptive vents, sinkholes and deep cuts. Active volcano Pelean type of relatively recent origin (about 100 000 years), its activity is manifested by many vapors, fumaroles, hot springs at different points of its sides and its dome.

At the top, spiky peaks and deep cuts give the Soufriere, in the mist that most of the time envelope gaits strange lunar landscape.

Since its last eruption in 1976-77, which had prompted the evacuation of more than 30,000 people, the crater South remains the most dramatic indicator of the activity of the volcano.

[FR]
La soufrière, point culminant des Petites Antilles à 1467 m, est le site le plus prestigieux du Parc national de la Guadeloupe. Son dôme ne présente pas de véritable cratère, mais des bouches éruptives, des gouffres et des entailles profondes. Volcan actif de type péléen, de formation relativement récente (environ 100 000 ans), son activité se manifeste par de nombreux dégagements de vapeurs, fumerolles, sources chaudes en différents points de ses flancs et de son dôme.

Au sommet, pitons hérissés et entailles profondes donnent à la Soufrière, dans la brume qui l’enveloppe la plupart du temps, les allures étranges d’un paysage lunaire.

Depuis sa dernière éruption en 1976-77, qui avait motivé l’évacuation de plus de 30 000 personnes, le cratère du Sud reste le témoin le plus spectaculaire de l’activité du volcan.
Volcano Type: Cinder Cone

Volcano Location: Continental (subduction zone)

Year of most recent activity: 1977

Caldera Visible?: yes

Cone Visible?: yes

Crater Visible?: yes

Geyser/Hot Spring Visible?: no

Lava Dome Visible?: no

Lava Flow (Moving) Visible?: no

Lava Flow (Not Moving) Visible?: no

Vent or Fumarole Visible?: yes

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