Hainan Volcanic Field

{{Short description|Volcanic field in Hainan, China}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Hainan Volcano Field | elevation = Unknown | location = {{flagicon|China}} [[Hainan]], People's Republic of China. | type = [[pyroclastic cones]] | last_eruption = June to July 1933 }}

The '''Hainan Volcanic Field''' is a {{convert|4100|km2}} [[volcanic field]] covering the northern half of [[Hainan]], People's Republic of China. Although mostly [[Pleistocene]]-[[Holocene]] in age, minor eruptions have been recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries.<ref name=Hainen>{{cite gvp|vn=275001 |name=Hainen Dao |accessdate=2015-11-07}}</ref>

The field is made up of 58 Pleistocene-Holocene [[tholeiitic]] cones. The two best preserved cones (Leihuling and Ma'anshan ({{lang|zh-hans|马鞍山}})) are on an East-West fracture line that contains 30 young cones in the Shishan ({{lang|zh|石山}}) and [[Yongzing]] regions. Historically, small [[Fissure vent|fissure eruption]]s have been recorded from the [[Lingao]] and [[Chengmai]] areas.

Two eruptions have been reported in recent history. A small fissure eruption took place from Lingao cone in the [[Lingao]] area sometime in 1883.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} Another small fissure eruption took place from the Nansheling Ridge in the [[Chengmai]] area on June 26 (date accurate to within plus or minus 4 days), 1933. This eruption probably ended on July 8, 1933.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

==See also== * [[Haikou Volcanic Cluster Global Geopark]] * [[List of volcanic fields]]

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[[Category:Active volcanoes]] [[Category:Landforms of Hainan]] [[Category:Volcanic fields of China]]