Puy de Dôme
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For the department named after this volcano, see Puy-de-Dôme.
Puy de Dôme (US: /ˌpwiː də ˈdoʊm/,[3] French: [pɥi də dom] ⓘ)[4] is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate.[5] Puy de Dôme was created by a Peléan eruption, some 10,700 years ago. Puy de Dôme is approximately 10 km (6 miles) from Clermont-Ferrand. The Puy-de-Dôme département is named after the volcano.
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Puy de Dôme | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,465 m (4,806 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
Isolation | 18.41 km (11.44 mi) |
Coordinates | 45°46′19″N 02°57′45″E |
Geography | |
Location | Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France |
Parent range | Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lava dome |
Last eruption | c. 10,700 years ago[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | road |
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