Emuruangogolak

Emuruangogolak
Emuruangogolak

Location in Kenya

Highest point
Elevation 1,328 m (4,357 ft) [1]
Coordinates 1°30′N 36°20′E / 1.50°N 36.33°E / 1.50; 36.33Coordinates: 1°30′N 36°20′E / 1.50°N 36.33°E / 1.50; 36.33
Geography
Location Kenya
Geology
Age of rock Pleistocene to recent
Last eruption 1910 ± 50 years

Emuruangogolak is an active shield volcano straddling the Gregory Rift in Kenya, in Eastern Africa. It has a 3.5-by-5.0-kilometre (2.2 mi × 3.1 mi) caldera on its summit. The last known eruption was a trachyte flow which occurred in 1910.[1] Steam vents and fumarolic activity continues from fissures within the caldera and along the flanks of the volcano. Several maar lakes exist in the rift valley adjacent to the volcano.[1] The volcano's summit is at 1,328 metres (4,357 ft) elevation, and its formation is calculated to have been 38,000 years ago.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Emuruangogolak". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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