Katwe-Kikorongo Volcanic Field

sopka (bez známé erupce za posledních ~12 000 let), Uganda, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions

Kde

Uganda, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Volcanic field

Nadmořská výška

1 067 m

Poloha

-0,080°, 29,920°

The Katwe-Kikorongo Volcanic Field extends from the NE shore of Lake Edward to the W shore of Lake George, south of the Ruwenzori Range. The field covers an area of about 180 km2 and contains a group of about 80 foiditic tuff cones and maars, some of which are filled by lakes. Lake Katwe is a shallow 3-km-long body of water that occupies two of three intersecting craters immediately NE of Lake Edward. Local stories suggest observations of volcanism in and around this area. However, Pitcavage et al. (2021) dated one sample from this field at about 87 ka (40Ar/39Ar).

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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