Volcano Island Natural Ecological Scenic Area is about 50 kilometers away from Xiamen City, Zhangzhou City and Zhangpu County.
In the scenic area, the volcanic eruption structure in the middle and the geological landform of weathering and sea erosion in the later period are preserved. The scenic spot consists of "Three Mountains (Xiangshan Mountain, Yanlou Mountain and Fish Scale Stone Mountain), Three Islands (Linjinyu Island, Nanjiao Island and Shelly Peninsula) and Three Bays (Qishawan, Jiangkou Bay and Houcai Bay)". The volcanic island natural ecological scenic spot is a well-preserved coastal volcanic geological relic, which has been listed as one of the top ten tourism brands in Fujian by the Fujian provincial government.
Phenomenon category
Extinction of border volcanic island
The extinction boundary is the subduction zone of the plate, and the subduction under the plate drives the surface material into the upper mantle, and then erupts again, and volcanic islands, such as Aleutian Islands, can be formed over the years.
Growth boundary volcanic island
Because the growth boundary is where the plate is torn, the crust is very thin, and underground magma activities are frequent, and a lot of magma will overflow to form volcanic islands, such as Iceland and Galapagos Islands.
Hot volcanic island
A rare intraplate volcano, this volcanic island is located in the intraplate rather than the growth boundary and extinction boundary. Underground upwelling flows directly from the core-mantle boundary to the bottom of the lithosphere, resulting in intraplate volcanic islands in the crust. Such as Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti Island and kerguelen Island.