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Moheli Island volcano

Updated: Nov 28, 2023 14:00 GMT - refresh

Shield 790 m / 2592 ft
Comoros, -12.3°S / 43.72°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Moheli Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

The Pliocene-to-Pleistocene Moheli Island, also known as Mwali, was constructed by eruptions along a NW-SE rift zone. A renewal of activity during the late Pleistocene produced very fresh lava flows and well-preserved cinder cones (Strong, 1972; Krafft, 1983).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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