Wolf Volcano

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Wolf Volcano is the highest and one of the most remote active volcanoes in the Galápagos Islands, known for its steep shield structure and unique wildlife habitats.

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Wolf Volcano canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
shield volcano
stratovolcano-like shield volcano
accessibility remote and difficult to access
age Pleistocene to Holocene
calderaDiameter approximately 6–7 km
conservationStatusOfArea protected area within Galápagos National Park
country Ecuador
elevation 1707 m
5600 ft
eruptionImpact_2015 threatened but did not devastate pink iguana habitat
eruptionStartDate_2015 2015-05-25
eruptionStyle Strombolian activity
effusive eruptions
fissure eruptions
eruptionType_2015 fissure eruption on southeastern flank
hasCaldera true
hasMorphology steep-sided shield
hasVolcanoType shield volcano
hasWildlifeHabitat Galápagos giant tortoise habitat
Galápagos pink land iguana habitat
seabird nesting areas
highestPointOf Galápagos Islands
highestVolcanoOf Galápagos Islands
hostsSpecies Chelonoidis becki population
Conolophus marthae
linked to: Conolophus

Darwin’s finches
linked to: Galápagos finches
humanSettlement no permanent settlements on its slopes
lastEruption 2022
lavaFlowDirection_2015 toward the sea on the east and southeast flanks
locatedIn Ecuador
Galápagos Islands
Isabela Island
monitoringAgency Galápagos National Park Directorate
Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional
mountainRange Galápagos hotspot volcanic chain
linked to: Galápagos hotspot
namedAfter Theodor Wolf
neighboringVolcano Alcedo Volcano
Darwin Volcano
linked to: Alcedo Volcano
notableFeature highest summit in the Galápagos archipelago
steep shield profile compared to other Galápagos shields
unique high-elevation ecosystems
partOf Galápagos archipelago
linked to: Galápagos Islands

Nazca Plate
previousEruption 1963
1982
2015
rockType tholeiitic basalt
summitShape elliptical caldera
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot
Theodor Wolf German geologist and explorer of the Galápagos
volcanicField northern Isabela volcanoes

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Isabela Island hasVolcano Wolf Volcano
Isabela Island highestPoint Wolf Volcano
Cerro Azul Volcano isOnSameIslandAs Wolf Volcano
Wolf–Darwin Lineament hasPart Wolf Volcano
Wolf–Darwin Lineament namedAfter Wolf Volcano