Tatun Volcanic Group

Coordinates: 25°10′17″N 121°33′18″E / 25.17139°N 121.55500°E / 25.17139; 121.55500
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Tatun Volcanic Group
Chihsingshan, the highest peak of the Tatun volcanoes, has a height of 1120 m.
Highest point
Coordinates25°10′17″N 121°33′18″E / 25.17139°N 121.55500°E / 25.17139; 121.55500
Naming
Native name大だい屯たむろ火山かざん群ぐん (Chinese)
Geography
Tatun Volcanic Group is located in Taiwan
Tatun Volcanic Group
Tatun Volcanic Group
Taiwan

The Tatun Volcanic Group (Chinese: 大だい屯たむろ火山かざん群ぐん; pinyin: Dàtún Huǒshān Qún) constitutes a group of volcanoes located in northern Taiwan. It 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 volcanic group was a result of episodic volcanism between 2.8 and 0.2 Ma.[2] As of 2005, some geothermal activity was occurring and gas fumaroles were active among these volcanoes.[2] Observations of the Tatun Volcanic Group suggest that magma chambers probably still exist under the land surface of northern Taiwan.[3]

History[edit]

The north of the island is where evidence of volcanic activity is most obvious. In the early 20th century, the North Range of hills, also called Daitonzan from Japanese or Twa-tun from Hokkien, was recognized as having an abundance of sulfur deposits.[4] There were three craters in the North Range between Tamsui and Kimpauli (approx. modern-day Jinshan). The North hill crater, over 210 metres (700 ft) in diameter and about 120 metres (400 ft) deep, was the most extensive and was sometimes filled with water.[5]

Volcanic edifices[edit]

Volcanic edifices (i.e., andesitic lava domes[6]) of the Tatun Volcanic Group include:[7][8]

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Volcanic edifices
Name Chinese Elevation (m) Coordinates Notes
Mt. Guanyin 觀音山かんおんやま 588 m 25°08′09″N 121°25′36″E / 25.13581°N 121.42664°E / 25.13581; 121.42664
Mt. Xiaoguanyin 小しょう觀音山かんおんやま 1038 m 25°11′20″N 121°32′32″E / 25.18883°N 121.54234°E / 25.18883; 121.54234
Mt. Datun 大だい屯たむろ山さん 1082 m 25°10′36″N 121°31′19″E / 25.17661°N 121.52193°E / 25.17661; 121.52193
Mt. Datun West Peak 大だい屯たむろ山さん西峰にしのみね 959 m 25°10′16″N 121°30′49″E / 25.17124°N 121.5136°E / 25.17124; 121.5136
Mt. Zhuzi 竹子たかぜ山さん 1094 m 25°12′52″N 121°33′47″E / 25.21457°N 121.56308°E / 25.21457; 121.56308
Mt. Huangzui 磺嘴山やま 894 m 25°10′36″N 121°36′22″E / 25.17675°N 121.60619°E / 25.17675; 121.60619
Mt. Dajian 大だい尖山せんざん 818 m 25°09′44″N 121°36′06″E / 25.16221°N 121.60163°E / 25.16221; 121.60163
Mt. Dajianhou 大だい尖とんが後山あとやま 867 m 25°10′27″N 121°35′31″E / 25.17426°N 121.59203°E / 25.17426; 121.59203
Shiti Ridge 石いし梯はしご嶺みね 849 m 25°09′41″N 121°35′14″E / 25.16135°N 121.58721°E / 25.16135; 121.58721
Mt. Zhusong 竹たけ嵩山すせ 801 m 25°09′30″N 121°34′22″E / 25.15841°N 121.57278°E / 25.15841; 121.57278
Mt. Shamao 紗しゃ帽ぼう山やま 640 m 25°08′54″N 121°32′35″E / 25.14831°N 121.54298°E / 25.14831; 121.54298
Mt. Xiaocao 小しょう草山くさやま 576 m 25°08′04″N 121°33′50″E / 25.13439°N 121.5638°E / 25.13439; 121.5638
Mt. Qixing 七なな星山ほしやま 1120 m 25°10′15″N 121°33′12″E / 25.17073°N 121.55338°E / 25.17073; 121.55338
Mt. Qigu 七なな股また山やま 889 m 25°10′19″N 121°33′56″E / 25.17182°N 121.56569°E / 25.17182; 121.56569
Mt. Xiangtian 向こう天山てんざん 929 m 25°10′22″N 121°30′10″E / 25.1728°N 121.5028°E / 25.1728; 121.5028
Mt. Bailaka / Mt. Balaka 百ひゃく拉ひしげ咔山 / 巴ともえ拉ひしげ卡山 890 m 25°11′17″N 121°31′02″E / 25.18818°N 121.51729°E / 25.18818; 121.51729 [9]
Mt. Caigong / Mt. Caigongkeng 菜さい公こう坑あな山やま / 菜さい公こう坑あな山やま 871 m 25°11′30″N 121°31′14″E / 25.1916°N 121.52069°E / 25.1916; 121.52069 [9]
Mt. Honglu 烘爐山やま / 洪ひろし爐ろ山やま 634 m 25°11′38″N 121°30′43″E / 25.19397°N 121.51189°E / 25.19397; 121.51189 [9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lin, C. H.; K. I. Konstantinou; W. T. Liang; H. C. Pu; Y. M. Lin; S. H. You; 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. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  2. ^ a b Kim, Kwang-Hee; Chien-Hsin Chang; Kuo-Fong Ma; Jer-Ming Chiu; Kou-Cheng Chen (2005). "Modern Seismic Observations in the Tatun Volcano Region of Northern Taiwan: Seismic/Volcanic Hazard Adjacent to the Taipei Metropolitan Area". Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. 16 (3): 579–594. Bibcode:2005TAOS...16..579K. doi:10.3319/TAO.2005.16.3.579(T). Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ "大だい屯たむろ火山かざん群ぐん潛在せんざい岩漿がんしょう庫こ及微震びしん觀測かんそく網もう長期ちょうき監かん測はか計畫けいかく". Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  4. ^ Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present. London and New York: Macmillan. p. 495. OCLC 1887893. OL 6931635M.
  5. ^ Davidson 1903, p. xxiii.
  6. ^ "Tatun Volcanic Group". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  7. ^ Chan, Hai-Po; Chang, Chung-Pai (2018). "Exploring and monitoring geothermal and volcanic activity using Satellite Thermal Infrared data in TVG, Taiwan". Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. 29 (4). Springer: 387–404. Bibcode:2018TAOS...29..387C. doi:10.3319/tao.2018.01.22.01. ISSN 1017-0839.
  8. ^ "The Active Volcano in Taiwan: Tatun". Geology Hub. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  9. ^ a b c "2022.09.09 陽ひ明山めいさん：十じゅう八はち彎古道どう-巴ともえ拉ひしげ卡山-烘爐山やま-烘爐嘴くちばし一いち圈けん-菜さい公こう坑あな古道ふるみち-炭窯すみがま遺のこ址し-菜さい公こう坑あな瀑布ばくふ-菜さい公こう坑あな山さんO形かたち". wayfarer.idv.tw (in Chinese). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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