Tatun Volcano Group

Chihsingshan (七星山), the highest peak of these volcanoes, has a height of 1120 m.

Tatun Volcanoes (Chinese: 大屯火山群), a volcanic group of volcanoes located at northern Taiwan, 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 volcano group was a result of episodic volcanisms between 2.8 and 0.2 Ma.^[2] Currently, some hydrothermal activities and gas fumaroles are still active among these volcanoes.^[2] Observations on Tatun Volcano Group suggest that magma chambers probably still exist under the land surface of northern Taiwan.^[3]

See also

• Yangmingshan National Park

References

1. ^ Lin, C. H.; K. I. Konstantinou, W. T. Liang, H. C. Pu, Y. M. Lin, S. H. You and 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. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2005/2005GL022861.shtml. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Kim, Kwang-Hee; Chien-Hsin Chang, Kuo-Fong Ma, Jer-Ming Chiu and Kou-Cheng Chen (2005). "Modern Seismic Observations in the Tatun Volcano Region of Northern Taiwan: Seismic/Volcanic Hazard Adjacent to the Taipei Metropolitan Area" (PDF). Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 16: 579–594. http://tao.cgu.org.tw/pdf/v163p579.pdf. 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. http://www.cpami.gov.tw/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=820&Itemid=181. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 

Coordinates: 25°10′17″N 121°33′18″E / 25.17139°N 121.555°E / 25.17139; 121.555