Tatun Volcanic Group

The Tatun Volcanic Group (Template:Zh) constitutes a group of volcanoes located in northern Taiwan. It is located 15 km 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. As of 2005, some geothermal activity was occurring and gas fumaroles were active among these volcanoes. Observations of the Tatun Volcanic Group suggest that magma chambers probably still exist under the land surface of northern Taiwan. The last eruption occurred in the year 648.

In 2002 it was listed as a potential World Heritage Site.

History

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. There were three craters in the North Range between Tamsui and Kimpauli (approx. modern-day Jinshan). The North hill crater, over in diameter and about deep, was the most extensive and was sometimes filled with water.Template:Sfn

Volcanic edifices

Volcanic edifices (i.e., andesitic lava domes) of the Tatun Volcanic Group include: Template:GeoGroupTemplate

Volcanic edifices

Name	Chinese	Elevation (m)	Coordinates	Notes
Mt. Guanyin	觀音山	588 m
Mt. Xiaoguanyin	小觀音山	1038 m
Mt. Datun	大屯山	1082 m
Mt. Datun West Peak	大屯山西峰	959 m
Mt. Zhuzi	竹子山	1094 m
Mt. Huangzui	磺嘴山	894 m
Mt. Dajian	大尖山	818 m
Mt. Dajianhou	大尖後山	867 m
Shiti Ridge	石梯嶺	849 m
Mt. Zhusong	竹嵩山	801 m
Mt. Shamao	紗帽山	640 m
Mt. Xiaocao	小草山	576 m
Mt. Qixing	七星山	1120 m
Mt. Qigu	七股山	889 m
Mt. Xiangtian	向天山	929 m
Mt. Bailaka / Mt. Balaka	百拉咔山 / 巴拉卡山	890 m
Mt. Caigong / Mt. Caigongkeng	菜公坑山 / 菜公坑山	871 m
Mt. Honglu	烘爐山 / 洪爐山	634 m

See also

• Qixing Mountain (Taipei)
• Yangmingshan National Park