Bayuda Volcanic Field Volcano
Updated: Aug 30, 2025 06:08 GMT -
Cinder cones
Sudan, 18.33°N / 32.75°E 
Summit height: 670? m / 2,198 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: 850 AD ± 50 years
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Background
The Bayuda volcanic field is located in the Bayuda Desert of NE Sudan, south of the major Abu Hamed bend of the Nile River about 300 km north of capital city of Khartoum. More than 90 eruptive centers along a WNW-ESE line were constructed over Precambrian and Paleozoic granitic rocks near the center of the Bayuda Desert. Most vents of the Bayuda field are cinder cones that produced lava flows which breached the cones. About 10% of vents in the field are explosion craters, the largest of which, named Hosh ed Dalam, is 1.3 km wide and up to 500 m deep. The youngest basalts of the Bayuda volcanic field appear to post-date the last period of moist climate in Sudan, which ended as recently as about 5000 years ago. One of the least eroded lava flows at Bayuda was dated at about 1100 years ago.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Significant volcanic eruptions: Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano
No historic eruptions are known from Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano, but at least one eruption around 850 AD can be inferred from geological evidence.
The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Bayuda Volcanic Field can be found on the news page of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano.
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Remark:
Our list of volcanic eruptions closely follows the database of eruptions of the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project (GVP), the internationally most recognized data source for volcanic eruptions, but also includes significant eruptive episodes or related volcano events. "Volcanic eruptions" are usually to be understood as sequences of individual eruptive episodes that can follow each other, or even overlap (if several vents are involved), and can last many years, decades or even longer. For example, the current activity of Stromboli volcano is understood as a single eruption that has been ongoing since 1934.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution
Bayuda Volcanic Field Volcano FAQ
+When was the last eruption of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano?
The last confirmed eruption of Bayuda Volcanic Field occurred around 850 AD.
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Bayuda Volcanic Field Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bayuda Volcanic Field volcano (scale of few kilometers)
