Toussidé

Toussidé

Toussidé from the Space Shuttle, October 1992
Elevation 3,265 m (10,712 ft)
Prominence 1,593 m (5,226 ft)
Listing Ultra
Location
Toussidé
Location in Chad
Location Chad
Range Tibesti Mountains
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption unknown

Toussidé (also known as Tarso Toussidé) is a potentially active volcano, the westernmost volcano of the Tibesti Mountains of Chad. It has an elevation of rises 3,265 m (10,712 ft) above sea level. The peak is almost centered within the black shape that has tentacle-shaped lava flows extending down the western flank. The volcano’s base measures approximately 90 km in diameter. The light brownish area surrounding the peak shows a distinctive radial drainage pattern that is quite common for stratovolcanoes as the terrain falls away from the main peak. The depression southeast of the volcano measures approximately 8 km in diameter and 1000 m in depth. The white base is caused by an accumulation of carbonate salts, creating this soda lake of Tibesti. With the exception of small vents that emit gasses and a few hot springs that continue to deposit minerals at the surface of the crater floor, little volcanic activity presently occurs in this region.

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