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Home  Underwater VolcanoesSubmarine Volcanoes
Name Monaco Bank
Depth 197 meters
Height 90 meters
Type Submarine volcano
Location Azores
Status Historical
Eruption 1911
Description Monaco Bank is a submarine volcano constructed along a trending fissure 20 kilometers south of the western tip of Sao Miguel Island. The linear volcano is located along regional tectonic trends connecting Sete Cidades volcano with Santa Marķa Island, SE of Monaco Bank. The summit of the volcano rises to within 197 m of the sea surface. Submarine eruptions took place during 1907, when a submarine cable was ruptured by 1911.
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