Comoros · Shield volcano
La Grille
Grille, La
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 1064m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Comoros
- Region
- Somalian & Antarctic / Madagascar-Comoros Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1064m
- Coordinates
- -11.486, 43.350
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
La Grille is a basaltic shield volcano at the N end of Grand Comore Island (Ngazidja). Unlike the larger Karthala volcano to the S, it lacks a summit caldera but has an abundance of pyroclastic cones.
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From Wikipedia
La Grille is a volcano in the Comoros archipelago on the island of Grande Comore.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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External links
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