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Capelinhos: The disappearing volcano
Author(s) -
COLE DUNCAN GUEST PAUL, ANGUS, JOHN
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2451.1996.00010.x
Subject(s) - geology , volcano , seismology , rest (music) , cardiology , medicine
The 1957–58 eruption of Capelinhos, on Faial, in the Azores, built a new volcano at the west end of the island. Erosion by the sea has subsequently destroyed over two‐thirds of this structure and will probably continue to remove much of the rest of the volcano over the next few decades.