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GVP volcano 222164 · no holder yet

Ngozi

Ngozi is a 2,614 m caldera in Tanzania, last erupted in 1450.

Type
Caldera
Summit
2,614 m above sea level
Rock
Trachyte / Trachydacite
Setting
Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
1450
Largest known
VEI 5, paroxysmal, 8250 BCE
Eruptions
2 confirmed in the record
Where
9.00°S 33.55°E · Tanzania
Region
Rukwa Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 222164

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