Eruption of Emuruangogolak
6550 v. Chr. · 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
- 6550 v. Chr.
- Art
- Vulkanausbruch
- Koordinaten
- 1.50° N, 36.33° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 1500 years
- Vent
- North flank
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 222051
- Eruption number
- 13976
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