Qualibou
{{Distinguish|La Soufrière (volcano)|La Grande Soufrière|Soufrière Hills}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Qualibou
| photo = View_north_from_Gros_Piton.jpg
| photo_caption = View from Gros Piton over the Qualibou caldera
| elevation_m = 777
| elevation_ref = This elevation is for Gros Piton, however Morne Gimie on the edge of the caldera has an elevation of 950 m.
| map = Saint Lucia
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| location = Saint Lucia, Caribbean
| coordinates = {{coord|13.838|N|61.046|W|type:mountain}}
| topo =
| type = Caldera{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199005-360140 | doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199005-360140 | title=Report on Qualibou (Saint Lucia) | journal=Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network | date=1990 | volume=15 | issue=5 }}
| age = 32,000–39,000 years
| last_eruption = 1766
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Qualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Center, is a 3.5 × 5 km-wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed between 32,000 and 39,000 years ago. This eruption also formed the Choiseul Tuff which covers the southeastern portion of the island.
The Pitons are two large lava domes that formed {{citation needed span|date=July 2023|200 to 300,000 years ago,}} before the formation of the caldera; ever since then, other domes have filled the caldera floor. There was a phreatic eruption in 1766 that deposited volcanic ash over a wide area.
Sulphur Springs is an active geothermal area located roughly in the center of the caldera.
In 1990, 1999 and 2000 there were shallow volcanic earthquakes located 6 km ESE of the caldera.{{cite web|author=The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (www.uwiseismic.com)|title=St Lucia|url=http://www.uwiseismic.com/General.aspx?id=72}}
Gallery
Image:Sulphur_Springs_2003.jpg|Sulphur Springs
Image:Petit Piton.JPG|Petit Piton
Image:Day248bdriveq.JPG|Soufrière and the Pitons
References
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External links
- {{cite gvp|name=Qualibou|vn=360140|access-date=2021-06-27}}
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Category:Calderas of North America
Category:Geography of Saint Lucia
Category:Volcanoes of Saint Lucia
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