| 翻訳と辞書 |
Farallon de Pajaros
Farallón de Pájaros (from Spanish ''Farallón de los pájaros'', meaning "Birds' Rock"), also known as Urracas (from Spanish ''Urracas'', meaning "Magpies"), is a small (2.3 km2) uninhabited volcanic island, the northernmost island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain.
==Geography==
Farallón de Pájaros is the northernmost island of the Marianas chain. It is located northwest of the Maug Islands and north of Saipan, the main island of the Northern Mariana Islands. Its northern neighbor is South Iwo Jima of the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, located away.
Farallón de Pájaros is nearly circular, with a length of , a width of and has an area of .〔Brainard, (''Coral reef ecosystem monitoring report'' ), S. 1.〕 Farallón de Pájaros is the top of an active stratovolcano with a height of above sea level. The base of this stratovolcano is about below sea level, it has a diameter of 15 to 20 kilometers. Between 1864 and 1953, 15 volcanic eruptions have been recorded.
In the area of Farallón de Pájaros are two submarine volcanoes: The Makhahnas Seamount located about southwest, reaching a height of below sea level, and last erupted in 1967. The Ahyi Seamount located about south-east and reached a height of below sea level. It is associated with a possible eruption in 1979, and an eruption in 2001.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「Farallon de Pajaros」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|