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Izumbwe-Mpoli volcano

Updated: Jun 10, 2023 14:35 GMT - refresh

Pyroclastic cones 1568 m / 5,144 ft
Tanzania, -8.93°S / 33.4°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Izumbwe-Mpoli volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions

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Background

Two melanephelinite cones of probable Holocene age, Izumbwe and Mpoli, are located WNW of Ngozi caldera. These pyroclastic cones represent the youngest eruptive activity within the Songwe Basin (Ebinger et al., 1989).
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