Zuidwal volcano

Zuidwal volcano
Zuidwal volcano
Highest point
Coordinates53°12′45″N 5°10′40″E / 53.2126°N 5.1777°E / 53.2126; 5.1777
Naming
Native nameZuidwalvulkaan (Dutch)
Geology
Mountain typeExtinct stratovolcano
Last eruptionLate Jurassic

The Zuidwal volcano is an extinct volcano in the Netherlands at more than 2 km (6,600 ft) below ground under the Wadden Sea, between Harlingen and Vlieland, just south west of the island Griend. The volcano was last active during the late Jurassic, (about 160 - 148 Ma ago) and has since been covered by about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) of sedimentary rock, most of it shale and sandstone from the Cretaceous.