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GVP volcano 222021 · no holder yet

Marsabit

Marsabit is a 1,707 m shield volcano in Kenya, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Shield
Summit
1,707 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
no dated eruption
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
0 confirmed in the record
Where
2.32°N 37.97°E · Kenya
Region
Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 222021

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