Kutum Volcanic Field
Scoria cones unknown summit elevation
Sudan, 14.57°N / 25.85°E
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
Sudan, 14.57°N / 25.85°E
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
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Ausbrüche: unknown, no recent eruptions
Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe: Keine jüngeren Beben
Beschreibung
The Kutum basaltic volcanic field in the northern Dafur area of western Sudan, is located SW of the larger Meidob volcanic field. As with other Saharan volcanic fields, Kutum (also known as the Tagabo Hills or Berti Hills) contains very well-preserved cones, lava flows, and explosion craters. They were considered to be of late-Pleistocene or even Holocene age (Almond, 1974). Franz et al. (1997), however, assigned only Tertiary age ranges for rocks from Tagabo Hills.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information


Siehe auch: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS