Yersey

Yersey
Summit depth 3,800 metres (12,000 ft)?[1]
Location
Location Lesser Sunda Islands
Coordinates 7°32′S 123°57′E / 7.53°S 123.95°E / -7.53; 123.95Coordinates: 7°32′S 123°57′E / 7.53°S 123.95°E / -7.53; 123.95
Country Indonesia
Geology
Type Submarine volcano?
Age of rock Uncertain[1]
Last eruption Unknown[1]

Yersey is a submarine volcano in Indonesia. It was listed as an active volcano in the old sea charts at the location in the southern of Banda Basin. During the 1929 survey, the volcano was spotted at the depth of 3,800 m along the ridge that stretches from Batu Tara until Gunungapi Wetar.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yersey". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.


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