Eruption of Emuruangogolak
13. Jahrhundert · 1.50° N, 36.33° E
Emuruangogolak is an active shield volcano straddling the Gregory Rift in Kenya, in Eastern Africa. It has a 3.5-by-5.0-kilometre caldera on its summit. The last known eruption was a trachyte flow which occurred in 1910.
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Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 13. Jahrhundert
- Art
- Vulkanausbruch
- Koordinaten
- 1.50° N, 36.33° E
- Vei
- 0
- Date uncertainty
- ± 150 years
- Vent
- NE flank
- Dated by
- Correlation: Magnetism
- Volcano number
- 222051
- Eruption number
- 13979
Emuruangogolak
Active shield volcano in Kenya
Emuruangogolak is an active shield volcano straddling the Gregory Rift in Kenya, in Eastern Africa. It has a 3.5-by-5.0-kilometre caldera on its summit. The last known eruption was a trachyte flow which occurred in 1910. 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.
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Die Quelle
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Quellseite