Soufriere St. Vincent

A blocky lava dome, 130 m high and more than 840 m wide filled much of the crater floor of Soufrière St. Vincent volcano during the 1979 eruption. Dome growth began in May, after a series of powerful explosive eruptions April 13-15, and continued until October. Steam continues to rise from the dome in this 1983 photo from the SW crater rim.

Type/Process: Lava Dome
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 050-064
Photographer: Richard Fiske (Smithsonian Institution)
Summit Elevation: 1220 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 13.33 N / 61.18 W
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1964 or later
Region: West Indies