Qualibou
Sign in to saveQualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Center, is a 3.5 × 5 km-wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed between 32,000 and 39,000 years ago. This eruption also formed the Choiseul Tuff which covers the southeastern portion of the island.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Qualibou
- Mountain.photo
- View_north_from_Gros_Piton.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View from Gros Piton over the Qualibou caldera
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 777
- Mountain.map
- Saint Lucia
- Mountain.location
- Saint Lucia, Caribbean
- Mountain.type
- Caldera
- Mountain.age
- 32,000–39,000 years
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 1766
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- Elevation
- 777
- Image
- View north from Gros Piton.jpg
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Qualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Center, is a 3.5 × 5 km-wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed between 32,000 and 39,000 years ago. This eruption also formed the Choiseul Tuff which covers the southeastern portion of the island.
The Pitons are two large lava domes that formed before the formation of the caldera; ever since then, other domes have filled the caldera floor. There was a phreatic eruption in 1766 that deposited volcanic ash over a wide area.
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