Cap-Vert (volcano)

Cap-Vert is a volcanic field in Senegal with a surface of 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi). The field covers the Cape Verde peninsula close to Dakar and was active until 600,000 years ago.[1] It consists of a number of outcrops and two 100 metres (330 ft) high hills.[2] The position of the dykes and lava flows has been influenced by local fault systems.[3]

Cap-Vert
Cap-Vert
Highest point
Coordinates14.77°N 17.4°W / 14.77; -17.4 [1]

References
  1. "Cap-Vert". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. Lo, Dia & Kampunzu 1992, p. 281.
  3. Lo, Dia & Kampunzu 1992, p. 283.

Sources
  • Lo, Papa Goumbo; Dia, Abdoulaye; Kampunzu, Ali Basira (August 1992). "Cenozoic volcanism in Western Senegal and its relationship to the opening of the Central Atlantic Ocean". Tectonophysics. 209 (1–4): 281–291. doi:10.1016/0040-1951(92)90035-5. ISSN 0040-1951.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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