Porr Volcano
Updated: Oct 6, 2024 00:36 GMT -
Pyroclastic cone unknown
Kenya, 2.9°N / 36.55°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Kenya, 2.9°N / 36.55°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Porr volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
Mohr and Wood (1976) map a Pliocene-Quaternary volcano in this location. Ochieng'et al. (1988) and Wilkinson (1988) map widely spaced Tertiary basaltic flows not associated with prominent volcanic centers. Smith (1991 pers. comm.) notes that the youthful features of the small volcanic cone Porr may indicate a Quaternary age.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Porr Volcano Photos
Salina's volcanoes Monte dei Porri and Monte Fossa delle Felci in the background against the approaching storm front. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Approaching Onekatan Island, we see the peak of Krenitzyn volcano peak out above the caldera rim. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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