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GVP volcano 225060 · no holder yet

Bayuda Volcanic Field

Bayuda Volcanic Field is a 670 m volcanic field in Sudan, last erupted in 850 CE.

Type
Volcanic field (cluster landform)
Summit
670 m above sea level
Rock
Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
Setting
Intraplate, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
850 CE
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
1 confirmed in the record
Where
18.33°N 32.75°E · Sudan
Region
Southeast Sahara Volcanic Province, Northern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 225060

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