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Elmenteita Badlands

Cono piroclástico · Kenya · 2126 m

Prominent dark lava flows (center) erupted from vents in the Elmenteita Badlands, located between Lake Elmenteita (top) and Eburru volcano, the flanks of which appear at the bottom of this Landsat image. Cones and lava flows of varying ages are visible, some of which post-date the 10,000-year-old high-stand of Lake Elmenteita and are of Holocene age.
Prominent dark lava flows (center) erupted from vents in the Elmenteita Badlands, located between Lake Elmenteita (top) and Eburru volcano, the flanks of which appear at the bottom of this Landsat image. Cones and lava flows of varying ages are visible, some of which post-date the 10,000-year-old high-stand of Lake Elmenteita and are of Holocene age. · Foto: NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Cono piroclástico
País
Kenya
Región
Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Altitud
2126 m
Coordenadas
-0.546, 36.249
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Cluster
Roca principal
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Resumen geológico

The Elmenteita Badlands, located between Lake Elmenteita (N) and Eburru volcano (S), is an area of pyroclastic cones and lava flows of varying ages. Large basaltic lava flows and ash cones post-date the 10,000-year-old high-stand of Lake Elmenteita (Thomson and Dodson, 1963).

Resumen de Wikipedia

Resumen en inglés

The Elementeita Badlands, also known as the Otutu Forest or Ututu Forest, is a lava flow in Kenya that covers approximately 36 square kilometres. The area was previously covered in thick dryland forest characterized by cedar trees,, and Leleshwa bushes. In addition, Wild Jasmine and Boophone are also found.

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