Chad · Shield volcano
Emi Koussi
Koussi, Emi
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 3415m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Chad
- Region
- Northern Africa / East Central Sahara Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 3415m
- Coordinates
- 19.800, 18.530
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
Geological summary
The large Emi Koussi volcano at the SE end of the Tibesti Range, a 60 x 80 km massif constructed over a basement of Cretaceous and Paleozoic sandstones, forms the highest summit of the Sahara.
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From Wikipedia
Emi Koussi, also known as Emi Koussou, is a high pyroclastic shield volcano that lies at the southeast end of the Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara, in the northern Borkou Region of northern Chad. The highest mountain of the Sahara, the volcano is one of several in the Tibesti range, and reaches an elevation of 3,447 metres (11,309 ft), rising 3 km (1.9 mi) above the surrounding sandstone plains. The volcano is 60–70 kilometres (37–43 mi) wide and has a volume of 2,500 cubic kilometres (600 cu mi).
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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