Tatun Volcanic Group

Tatun Volcanic Group
Chihsingshan, the highest peak of the Tatun volcanoes, has a height of 1120 m.
Highest point
Coordinates25°10′17″N 121°33′18″E / 25.17139°N 121.55500°E / 25.17139; 121.55500
Naming
Native name大屯火山群 (Chinese)
Geography
Tatun Volcanic Group is located in Taiwan
Tatun Volcanic Group
Tatun Volcanic Group
Taiwan

The Tatun Volcanic Group (Chinese: 大屯火山群; pinyin: Dàtún Huǒshān Qún) constitutes a group of volcanoes located in northern Taiwan. It is located 15 km[1] north of Taipei, and lies to the west of Keelung. It just adjoins the northern coast of the Taiwan island. The volcanic group was a result of episodic volcanism between 2.8 and 0.2 Ma.[2] As of 2005, some geothermal activity was occurring and gas fumaroles were active among these volcanoes.[2] Observations of the Tatun Volcanic Group suggest that magma chambers probably still exist under the land surface of northern Taiwan.[3]

  1. ^ Lin, C. H.; K. I. Konstantinou; W. T. Liang; H. C. Pu; Y. M. Lin; S. H. You; Y. P. Huang (2005). "Preliminary analysis of volcanoseismic signals recorded at the Tatun Volcano Group, northern Taiwan". Geophysical Research Letters. 32 (10): L10313. Bibcode:2005GeoRL..3210313L. doi:10.1029/2005GL022861. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  2. ^ a b Kim, Kwang-Hee; Chien-Hsin Chang; Kuo-Fong Ma; Jer-Ming Chiu; Kou-Cheng Chen (2005). "Modern Seismic Observations in the Tatun Volcano Region of Northern Taiwan: Seismic/Volcanic Hazard Adjacent to the Taipei Metropolitan Area". Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. 16 (3): 579–594. Bibcode:2005TAOS...16..579K. doi:10.3319/TAO.2005.16.3.579(T). Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ "大屯火山群潛在岩漿庫及微震觀測網長期監測計畫". Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-07-21.