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Offshore continuation of volcanic rift zones, El Hierro, Canary Islands

Gee, M.J.R., Masson, D.G., Watts, A.B. and Mitchell, N.C. (2001) Offshore continuation of volcanic rift zones, El Hierro, Canary Islands. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 105 (1/2). pp. 107-119.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0273(00)00241-9

Summary

El Hierro is the youngest and most southwesterly of the seven Canary islands. The established view, based on subaerial geology, is that El Hierro is a classic example of an oceanic island with 120° –– spaced volcanic rift arms (VRZs) forming a "merce

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Uncontrolled Keywords:Canary Islands; El Hierro; flank rift zones; Southern Ridge .
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