Skip to main content
← Back to map
⇄ Compare

Mount Homa

Homa Mountain

Complex volcano · Kenya · 1751m

The Homa Mountain volcanic complex rises beyond an archaeological site north of the volcano in which Miocene-Pliocene hominins were excavated. Homa Mountain is a dominantly Miocene-to-Pleistocene carbonatitic complex that forms a broad peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria. Numerous flank vents include the carbonatitic and ultramafic Lake Simbi maar on the lower east flank. Oral history of inhabitants near this maar suggest that it may have been formed in historical time.
The Homa Mountain volcanic complex rises beyond an archaeological site north of the volcano in which Miocene-Pliocene hominins were excavated. Homa Mountain is a dominantly Miocene-to-Pleistocene carbonatitic complex that forms a broad peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria. Numerous flank vents include the carbonatitic and ultramafic Lake Simbi maar on the lower east flank. Oral history of inhabitants near this maar suggest that it may have been formed in historical time. · Photo: Photo by Chip Clark, 1994 (Smithsonian Institution). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Complex volcano
Country
Kenya
Region
Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1751m
Coordinates
-0.380, 34.500
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Foidite
Geological summary

Homa Mountain is a large carbonatitic complex with a flat-topped summit that forms a broad peninsula on the E shore of Lake Victoria. This dominantly Miocene-to-Pleistocene complex contains numerous flank vents, including the carbonatitic and ultramafic Lake Simbi maar on the lower E flank. The Chiewo, Got Ojawa, and Got Oloo vents on the S and W sides of Homa Mountain were formed during the latest stage of carbonatitic activity. Legends of inhabitants near the Lake Simbi maar suggest that it may have been formed in historical time.

From Wikipedia

Mount Homa is a complex volcano located in western Kenya. It forms a broad peninsula on the southern shore of Winam Gulf, an extension of Lake Victoria. This peninsula defines Homa Bay and the mountaintop is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of that name.

Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Read full article →

Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

External links

⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.