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Galápagos Islands

The Global Volcanism Program database for Galápagos Islands currently contains 13 Holocene volcanoes and 1 Pleistocene volcano with thermal activity, sorted below in geographical (volcano number) order. Descriptions of the various "Volcano Type" and "Volcano Status" designations can be found on the Volcano Data Criteria page.

Photo Volcano Name Volcano Type Volcano Status Location

FERNANDINA Photo FERNANDINA Shield volcano Historical Galápagos Islands
ECUADOR Photo ECUADOR Shield volcano Surface Exposure Isabela I
WOLF Photo WOLF Shield volcano Historical Isabela I
DARWIN Photo DARWIN Shield volcano Surface Exposure Isabela I
ALCEDO Photo ALCEDO Shield volcano Historical Isabela I
NEGRA, SIERRA Photo SIERRA NEGRA Shield volcano Historical Isabela I
AZUL, CERRO Photo CERRO AZUL Shield volcano Historical Isabela I
PINTA Photo PINTA Shield volcano Historical Galápagos Islands
MARCHENA Photo MARCHENA Shield volcano Historical Galápagos Islands
GENOVESA Photo GENOVESA Shield volcano Holocene Galápagos Islands
SANTIAGO Photo SANTIAGO Shield volcano Historical Galápagos Islands
  SANTA FE Shield volcano Pleistocene-Fumarolic Galápagos Islands
SANTA CRUZ Photo SANTA CRUZ Shield volcano Holocene Galápagos Islands
SAN CRISTOBAL Photo SAN CRISTOBAL Shield volcano Holocene Galápagos Islands

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