What the records say
- When
- 2050 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 12.83° S, 45.17° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 500 years
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 233005
- Eruption number
- 14171
Grande-Terre, Mayotte
Island in Mayotte
Grande-Terre is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Spread across an area of 363 km2 (140 sq mi), it is part of the Comoros archipelago.
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- 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.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page