Asie Volcano
Updated: May 19, 2024 23:50 GMT -
Shield 1056 m / 3465 ft
Kenya, 2.96°N / 37.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Kenya, 2.96°N / 37.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Asie volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Hawaiian-type Asie shield volcano is the youngest and NE-most of a group of en echelon shields east of Lake Turkana. Asie was constructed during the Pliocene and Pleistocene; late-stage activity formed a series of cones and maars, with the last eruptions occurring about 0.42 million years ago on the NW flank. (Charsley 1987a).---
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Asie Volcano Photos
Preparing the sulfur blocks for the transport out of the crater is easier done in two. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Another small eruption at sunset - the lava now becomes easier to spot. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Smaller lava toes are easier to find and photograph. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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