Earth:Harra es-Sawad
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Short description: Volcanic field in Yemen
| Harra es-Sawad | |
|---|---|
| Shuqra Volcanic Field[1] | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,737 m (5,699 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 13°34′48″N 46°07′12″E / 13.5800°N 46.1200°E |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Yemen |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic Field |
| Last eruption | 1253 |
Harra es-Sawad, or the "Shuqra Volcanic Field",[1] is a large trachybasaltic volcanic field that runs along the Gulf of Aden. Nearby is the city of Shuqrah.[2][3]
Morphology
The field stretches for around 100 km (62 mi), contains around 100 volcanic cones, and is orientated on a WSW-ENE line. This has produced a 40 km × 95 km (25 mi × 59 mi) lava field, which is mostly Holocene in age, and covers faulted basement limestone. Many of the fields cones are young and uneroded.[1][2][3]
History
The only eruption that has been noted in historical times occurred in 1253. This eruption was a large VEI 3 eruption, although it was poorly documented. Given the age of the field, other eruptions may have occurred in the recent past.[2]
See also
- Hadhramaut Mountains
- List of volcanoes in Yemen
- Sarat Mountains
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cox, K. G.; Gass, I. G.; Mallick, D. I. J. (1977-07-15). "Western Part of Shuqra volcanic field, South Yemen". Lithos 10 (3): 185–192. doi:10.1016/0024-4937(77)90046-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Harra es- Sawâd". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=231160.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Neumann van Padang, Maur (1963), Catalogue of the active volcanoes and solfatara fields of Arabia and the Indian Ocean, 16, Rome: IAVCEI, pp. 1–64, OCLC 886615186
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