Bayuda Volcanic Field
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Bayuda Volcanic field | |
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Elevation | 670 m (2,198 ft)[1] |
Location | |
Bayuda Volcanic field | |
Coordinates | 18°20′0″N 32°45′0″E / 18.33333°N 32.75000°ECoordinates: 18°20′0″N 32°45′0″E / 18.33333°N 32.75000°E[1] |
Geology | |
Type | Volcanic field |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Last eruption | 850 AD +/-50 [1] |
The Bayuda (or Baiyuda) Volcanic field is a collection of more than 90 eruptive centres, including at least 15 named cinder cones, and five named craters in the Bayuda Desert, Sudan. [1] The largest explosive crater Hosh ed Dalam, is 1.3 km wide, and approximately 500 m deep.[1]
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