Embagai volcano
Caldera 3220 m / 10564 ft
Tanzania, -2.92°S / 35.83°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Embagai volcano books
Tanzania, -2.92°S / 35.83°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Embagai volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Embagai volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Embagai volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Its caldera is surrounded by steep, forested cliffs approx. 300 m high and contains a beautiful crater lake home to thousands of flamingos and other birds.
Background:
Included in a list of Quaternary volcanoes (Latter, 1975b).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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