VOLCANO

GVP volcano 221022 · no holder yet

Hanish

Hanish is a 422 m shield volcano in Yemen, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Shield
Summit
422 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Rift zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
no dated eruption
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
0 confirmed in the record
Where
13.72°N 42.73°E · Yemen
Region
Red Sea Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 221022

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