Tarso Toon | |
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Highest point | |
Coordinates | 21°04′N 17°37′E / 21.07°N 17.62°E [1] |
Geography | |
Tarso Toon (sometimes also known as Tarso Toh; [2] "Tarso" means "high plateau". [3]) is a volcano in the central Tibesti mountains. [4]
The volcano reaches a maximum height of 2,575 metres (8,448 ft) and a width of 21 by 19 kilometres (13 mi × 12 mi), covering a surface of 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi). It also features a caldera 11 by 12 kilometres (6.8 mi × 7.5 mi) wide, [1] with a gap on its northern side. [4]
It was active in the Miocene, [5] developing over older ignimbrites with tholeiitic rocks. Later, felsic volcanic rocks were emplaced within the caldera and the Voon ignimbrite buried parts of the tholeiite. [6]
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