Asuncion, Mariana Islands

Location: 19.7N, 145.4E
Elevation: 2,810 feet (857 m)

Asuncion is a stratovolcano. The most recent confirmed eruption was in 1906. Volcanologist visited Asuncion in 1992 and observed active fumaroles. Photograph by Frank Trusdell, U.S. Geological Survey, April 30, 1994.

Photograph by Frank Trusdell, U.S. Geological Survey, May 1992.

A view of the west flank of Asuncion. This photograph clearly shows the rocky shore, palm-covered slopes and the summit cloaked in clouds.

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Sources of Information:

Bloomer, S.H., Stern, R.J., and Smoot, N.C., 1989, Physical volcanology of the submarine Mariana and Volcano arcs: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 51, p. 210-224.

Global Volcanism Network, 1992, Summary of Recent Activity: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 55, p. 144.

Simkin, T., and Siebert, L., 1994, Volcanoes of the World: Geoscience Press, Tucson, Arizona, 349 p.



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