Boomerang Seamount
The Boomerang Seamount is an active submarine volcano, located 18 km northeast of Amsterdam Island, France. It was formed by the St. Paul hotspot and has a 2 km wide caldera that is 200 m deep. Hydrothermal activity occurs within the caldera.[1][2]
| Boomerang Seamount | |
|---|---|
| Summit depth | 650 m (2,000 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Southern Indian Ocean, 18 kilometers northwest of Amsterdam Island |
| Coordinates | 37.721°S 77.825°E |
| Country | France |
| Geology | |
| Type | Submarine volcano |
| Last eruption | December 1995 |
References
- Boomerang Seamount: the active expression of the Amsterdam-St. Paul hotspot, Southeast Indian Ridge, K.T.M. Johnson, D.W. Graham, K.H. Rubin, K. Nicolaysen, D.S. Scheirer, D.W. Forsyth, E.T. Baker, L.M. Douglas-Priebe, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 183 (2000) 245-259
- "Boomerang Seamount". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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