Ethiopia · Tuff cone
Korath
Korath Range
- Type
- Tuff cone
- Elevation
- 912m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Tuff cone
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 912m
- Coordinates
- 5.117, 35.892
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The Korath Range is an isolated group of about 20 tuff cones and lava flows in southern Ethiopia that were erupted along the Turkana Rift, which extends north from Kenya.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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