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Cameroon · Stratovolcano

Little Mount Cameroon

Cameroon

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
4095m
Last eruption
2000
Little Mount Cameroon
Photo: Eric Joel MAMA NKE · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Cameroon
Region
Northern Africa / Western Africa Volcanic Province
Elevation
4095m
Coordinates
4.203, 9.170
Last eruption
2000
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary

The massive steep-sided Mount Cameroon rises above the coast of west Cameroon, overlooking the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea. The dominantly basaltic-to-trachybasaltic edifice forms a volcanic horst constructed above a basement of Precambrian metamorphic rocks covered with Cretaceous to Quaternary sediments. More than 100 small cinder cones, often fissure-controlled parallel to the long axis of the 1,400 km3 edifice, occur on the flanks and surrounding lowlands. A large satellitic peak, Etinde (also known as Little Cameroon), is located on the S flank near the coast. The first known reported activity was in the 5th century BCE by the Carthaginian navigator Hannon. Additional activity has frequently been reported since about 1800 CE, consisting of moderate explosive and effusive eruptions from both summit and flank vents. A 1922 SW-flank eruption produced a lava flow that reached the Atlantic coast, and a lava flow from a 1999 S-flank eruption stopped only 200 m from the sea. Explosive activity from two vents on the upper SE flank was reported in May 2000.

From Wikipedia

Little Mount Cameroon, also known as Etinde, is a 1,713 m (5,620 ft) peak on the southern flank of Mount Cameroon. It is a subvent stratovolcano of the larger volcano nearby.

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Eruption history

19 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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450 BCE~262 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31623~1812 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 31812~2000 · 16 eruptions · max VEI 2450 BCE11568112461812

Detailed timeline

  1. 2000VEI 2Observed
    2000-05-28 – 2000-09-15
    Upper SW flank (4000, 3470-3220, 2750 m)
  2. 1999VEI 2Observed
    1999-03-28 – 1999-04-17
    South flank (2650 and 1500 m)
  3. 1989VEI 1Observed
    1989-05-29 – 1989-05-29
    NE flank (2860 m)
  4. 1982VEI 2Observed
    1982-10-16 – 1982-11-12
    SW flank (2500 m)
  5. 1959VEI 2Observed
    1959-01-23 – 1959-03-19
    NE flank (3000-1500 m)
  6. 1954VEI 2Observed
    1954-06-28 – 1954-07-26
    Immediately south of summit
  7. 1925VEI ?Observed
    1925-07-02 – end unknown
    Near Fako
  8. 1922VEI 2Observed
    1922-02-03 – 1922-08-24
    Mateer (W, 3300 m), Waldau (SW, 1300 m)
  9. 1909VEI 2Observed
    1909-04-28 – 1909-06-16
    NE flank (2400 m; Okoli Craters)
  10. 1871VEI 2Observed
    1871-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-07-02 – end unknown
    SW flank (2250 m) and NW flank
  12. 1866VEI 2Observed
    1866-01-16 – end unknown
  13. 1865VEI 2Observed
    1865-07-02 – end unknown
  14. 1852VEI 2Observed
    1852-07-02 – end unknown
    West flank
  15. 1838VEI 2Observed
    1838-12-31 – end unknown
    Near Fako
  16. 1825 (±10 yrs)VEI 2Observed
    1825-07-02 – end unknown
  17. 1807 (±8 yrs)VEI 3Observed
    1807-07-02 – end unknown
    South flank (2600 m)
  18. 1650 (±50 yrs)VEI 3Observed
    1650 – end unknown
  19. 450 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI 3Observed
    450 BCE – end unknown

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