Volcano Type: Shield volcano
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 2007
Summit Elevation: 2361 m 7,746 feet
Latitude: 11.75°S 11°45’0″S
Longitude: 43.38°E 43°23’0″E
Karthala volcano is located on Grande Comore, the most westerly of four volcanic islands comprising the Comores Archipelago, between northern Madagascar and Mozambique. Karthala occupies the southern half of Grand Comore Island.
The islands of the Comores archipelago become progressively younger westwards towards Karthala volcano.
Satellite view of Karthala
The caldera, is elliptical in shape, 4 km long and 3 km wide, with outer walls around 100 m high. It is dominated by a large central pit crater, Chahale, which is 1300 m long, 800 m wide, and 300 m deep. A smaller cylindrical pit crater 250 m in diameter and 30 m deep, Changomeni, is found one km north of Chahale.
On the way to the Summit
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Originally posted 2010-10-19 04:22:08.
