Isla Tortuga Vulkan
Updated: 26. Jun. 2026 00:49 GMT -
shield volcano
Baja California, Mexico, 27.43°N / -111.88°W 
Summit height: 210+ m / 689 ft
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
Isla Tortuga volcano is a young basaltic shield volcano that forms the small 4 km wide island of the same name located 40 km off the Baja coast in the Gulf of California.
The volcano has a circular summit caldera, about 100 m deep, containing a frozen lava and several cinder cones from probably relatively recent eruptions. Young lava flows cover most of the volcano's flanks. At present, there is fumarolic activity.
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Ausbrüche des Isla Tortuga: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
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Beschreibung
The shield volcano was constructed during 2 north-migrating periods of activity that began with submarine eruptions and included formation of a circular tuff-ring complex enclosing the caldera.The sides of a small volcanic horst in the center of the caldera display lava flows overlying a 2-m-thick halite bed, formed when sea water filled the caldera, creating an evaporite basin.
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Isla Tortuga Vulkan Karten
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Isla Tortuga volcano (scale of few kilometers)
