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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Koussi, Emi
The vertical stabilizer of the Space Shuttle Endeavor appears above the summit caldera of Emi Koussi volcano at the SE end of the Tibesti Range in Chad. Nested 12 x 15 km wide calderas at the summit contain large craters and young basaltic scoria cones. NASA Space Shuttle image STS108-701-008, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Volcano Number:
225021
Volcano Name:
Koussi, Emi
Country:
Chad
Volcano Type:
Shield(pyroclastic)
Elevation:
3415m
Tectonic Setting:
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 10km:
8
Pop. within 30km:
26
Pop. within 100km:
1616
Latitude:
19.8
Longitude:
18.53
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The large Emi Koussi volcano at the SE end of the Tibesti Range, a 60 x 80 km massif constructed over a basement of Cretaceous and Paleozoic sandstones, forms the highest summit of the Sahara. Two nested calderas, 12 x 15 km, truncate the dominantly trachytic volcano, whose high point lies on the southern caldera rim of the low-angle pyroclastic shield volcano. The calderas contain several explosion craters, lava domes, and young scoria cones, along with lava flows of recent and pre-modern age (Geze et al., 1959). The Era Kohor (Trou au Natron du Koussi) caldera on the SE floor of the 2nd caldera is 2-3 km wide and 350 m deep. The latest activity in the calderas produced three maars, and numerous basaltic cinder cones; associated lava flows have been constructed both within the calderas and on their outer flanks. The Yi-Yerra thermal area is located on the S flank.
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