The launch of a new GVP website is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013.
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Country: | United States | |
| Subregion Name: | Mariana Islands | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0804-21= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Submarine volcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Fumarolic | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | -43 m | - 141 feet | |
| Latitude: | 15.00°N | 15°0'0"N | |
| Longitude: | 145.25°E | 145°15'0"E | |
| Esmeralda Bank is a massive submarine volcano with three summit cones oriented along a N-S line. Their summits are from 43 to 140 m beneath the sea surface. The highest, middle peak contains a 3-km-wide caldera open to the west and several parasitic cones. Frequent sulfur boils and water discoloration have been observed, which have variously been attributed to eruptive events or solfataric activity. | |||
