Tarso Ahon

Tarso Ahon
Tarso Ahon
Highest point
Elevation 3,325 m (10,909 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°32′20″N 18°17′24″E / 20.539°N 18.29°E / 20.539; 18.29 [1]

Tarso Ahon is a Pleistocene volcano in Tibesti, north of Emi Koussi[1] from which it is separated by deep gorges.[2] It covers a surface of about 50 by 60 kilometres (31 mi × 37 mi)[3] and is a so-called volcanic plateau[4] with three summits: Arken Ahon, Dondomé, Tarso Ahon and Tarso Mohi. However, contrary to its plateau-like appearance the basaltic surfaces of Tarso Ahon are difficult to access and steep. Tarso Ahon has erupted andesite, rhyolite and similar magmas, and more recently basalts which form lava flows.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tarso Ahon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ↑ Gèze et al. 1959, p. 138.
  3. ↑ Permenter & Oppenheimer 2007, p. 615.
  4. ↑ Permenter & Oppenheimer 2007, p. 618.
  5. ↑ Gèze et al. 1959, p. 140.

Sources

  • Gèze, B.; Hudeley, H.; Vincent, P.; Wacrenier, Ph (1 December 1959). "Les volcans du Tibesti (Sahara du Tchad)". Bulletin Volcanologique (in French). 22 (1): 135–172. doi:10.1007/BF02596582. ISSN 0366-483X.
  • Permenter, Jason L.; Oppenheimer, Clive (1 April 2007). "Volcanoes of the Tibesti massif (Chad, northern Africa)". Bulletin of Volcanology. 69 (6): 609–626. doi:10.1007/s00445-006-0098-x. ISSN 0258-8900.
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