Bus-Obo volcano
Updated: Nov 28, 2023 17:31 GMT -
Cinder cone 1162 m / 3,812 ft
Mongolia, 47.12°N / 109.08°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Mongolia, 47.12°N / 109.08°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Bus-Obo volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Bus-Obo volcano is a 90-m-high basaltic cinder cone of possible late-Pleistocene to Holocene age located east of the Orchon Gol area of east-central Mongolia, about 100 km SE of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.---
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Bus-Obo Photos
A strong eruption occurs on the evening of 25 Feb, producing a tall lava fountain from the northern vent and ejecting incandescent bombs to the lower northern flanks, whe... |
The 'a'a lava flow front, is still moving,- very slowly. Blocks are tumbling from its top, setting fire to isolated bushes of broom. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
Part of a series of Mud Volcanoes near Qobustan, Azerbaijan (Photo: WNomad) |
Indonesian flags in our little bus (Photo: Tobias Schorr) |
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