Five Minute Volcano
Five Minute Volcano
Erik Klemetti
5 Minute Volcano #3: Terceira, Portugal
8 minutes Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
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This week's 5 Minute Volcano heads to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as I explore Terceira in the Azores. Although in some ways, the Azores (and Terceira) are like Hawai'i, they are also quite different thanks to the complicated tectonic setting that combines a hotspot, a divergent boundary and a triple junction where three plates meet. Some sources for this week's episode: Global Volcanism Program page for Terceira.Earth Magazine look at the Azores.Volcano World: Tectonics of the Azores.Ca...