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Description: A large tuff cone occupies the ENE side of the summit caldera of Cerro Azul volcano at the SW tip of Isabela Island. A small caldera bench is seen above the cone at the upper right, and a larger bench on the northern side of the caldera is outlined by the light-colored line below the horizon at the upper left. The 4 x 5 km wide caldera is one of the smallest of the Galápagos shield volcanoes, but its 650 m depth makes it one of the deepest. Youthful dark-colored lava flows at the left cover much of the caldera floor.
Title: Cerro Azul Galapagos
Credit: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1503-06=&volpage=photos&photo=092042
Author: Tom Simkin (Smithsonian Institution)
Permission: This image or file is a work of a Smithsonian Institution employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
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License: Public domain
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