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Zuqar

Zukur

Vulcano a scudo · Yemen · 624 m

Zukur (Zugar), the northernmost large island of the Zukur-Hanish island group in the southern Red Sea, is seen in this NASA Landsat image (with north to the top). Numerous young basaltic spatter cones were the source of pahoehoe lava flows. Products of phreatic eruptions at Zukur form small islands, such as Shark and Near Islands off the SW coast of Zukur. Vents on Zukur are aligned along a NE-SW trend, as seen on the peninsula at the southern tip of the island.
Zukur (Zugar), the northernmost large island of the Zukur-Hanish island group in the southern Red Sea, is seen in this NASA Landsat image (with north to the top). Numerous young basaltic spatter cones were the source of pahoehoe lava flows. Products of phreatic eruptions at Zukur form small islands, such as Shark and Near Islands off the SW coast of Zukur. Vents on Zukur are aligned along a NE-SW trend, as seen on the peninsula at the southern tip of the island. · Foto: NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov) · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Vulcano a scudo
Paese
Yemen
Regione
Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions / Red Sea Rift Volcanic Province
Altitudine
624 m
Coordinate
14.020, 42.750
Ultima eruzione
Sconosciuto
Contesto tettonico
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Forma vulcanica
Shield
Roccia principale
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Sintesi geologica

Zukur (Zugar), the northernmost large island of the Zukur-Hanish island group in the southern Red Sea, is formed of Holocene basaltic pyroclastic cones and spatter cones that issued youthful-looking pahoehoe lava flows. This island group lies in shallow waters S of the Red Sea median trough. Products of phreatic eruptions form small islands and coastal cones. Late-stage trachytic lava domes produced viscous lava flows. Vents on Zukur are aligned along a NE-SW trend.

Sintesi da Wikipedia

L'isola di Zuqar è un'isola del Mar Rosso appartenente allo Yemen. Si trova tra le coste dello Yemen continentale e dell'Eritrea, vicino allo stretto di Bab-el-Mandeb che collega il Mar Rosso al Golfo di Aden. Nonostante la sua vicinanza al continente africano, l'isola di Zuqar è considerata una parte dell'Asia trovandosi sulla piattaforma continentale asiatica.

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