Eruption of Pico Basile
1903 · 3.59° N, 8.76° E
Pico Basilé, located on the island of Bioko, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea. With an elevation of 3,011 metres, it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island. From the summit, Mount Cameroon can be seen to the north-east.
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What the records say
- When
- 1903
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 3.59° N, 8.76° E
- Vent
- SE flank, near Bahu
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 224004
- Eruption number
- 14114
Pico Basilé
Tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea
Pico Basilé, located on the island of Bioko, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea. With an elevation of 3,011 metres, it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island. From the summit, Mount Cameroon can be seen to the north-east. Pico Basilé lies close to the city of Malabo.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- 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