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Kyatwa

Name: Kyatwa
Address: Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions, Uganda

Ndali-Kasenda Volcanic Field

Type: Volcanic field
Elevation: 1300m
Last eruption: Unknown

Kyatwa — Photo: NASA Landsat7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Volcanic field
Country: Uganda
Region: Eastern Africa / Albertine Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation: 1300m
Coordinates: 0.458, 30.275
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Cluster
Major rock type: Foidite

Geological summary

The Ndali-Kasenda Volcanic Field (also known as Kwatya) is located in the Western Rift Valley, N of the equator and E of the Ruwenzori Mountains about halfway between Lake Edward and Lake Albert.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

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