Zikwala Volcano
Updated: 28 mar. 2024 13:35 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2989 m / 9806 ft
Ethiopia, 8.53°N / 38.85°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Ethiopia, 8.53°N / 38.85°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Eruzioni del vulcano Zikwala: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
Zikwala (Zuquala) is an isolated volcano west of the main Eithiopian Rift constructed of thick alkali-trachytic lava flows (Di Paola 1972). Potassium-Argon dates of 1.29 and 0.85 million years ago have been obtained (WoldeGabriel 1987, pers. comm.).---
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