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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Rungwe
The summit of Rungwe is seen from WNW with the scarp resulting from edifice collapse in the background. At the left-center is a cone breached by a lava flow towards the S to SW (right). Rungwe volcano is the largest in the Karonga basin NW of Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) and is capped by a 4-km-wide caldera that is breached to the west. The caldera is largely filled by a series of youthful-looking uneroded and sparsely vegetated pumice cones, lava domes, and explosion craters. Photo by Karen Fontijn, 2008 (University of Ghent).
Volcano Number:
222166
Volcano Name:
Rungwe
Country:
Tanzania
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
1250 CE
Elevation:
2953m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
644
Pop. within 10km:
20713
Pop. within 30km:
393819
Pop. within 100km:
2299914
Latitude:
-9.135
Longitude:
33.668
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Rungwe volcano, the largest in the Karonga basin NW of Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), is cut by a 4-km-wide caldera that is breached to the WSW. Hummocky terrain from a debris-avalanche deposit produced by collapse of the summit and western flank extends at least 20 km SW of the volcano. The trachytic caldera is largely filled by a series of youthful-looking uneroded and sparsely vegetated pumice cones, lava domes, and explosion craters. The latter are also found on the southern and northern flanks. A large area of basaltic cones and lava flows are found on the NW flank, and youthful-looking lava flows extend SW from vents inside the caldera. Explosive and effusive eruptions were produced during the Holocene; the largest explosive eruption took place about 4,000 years ago, and the most recent about 1,200 years ago.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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