Earth:Jbel Tamarrakoit

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Jbel Tamarrakoit
Jbel Tamarrakoit is located in Morocco
Jbel Tamarrakoit
Jbel Tamarrakoit
Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Highest point
Elevation2,345 m (7,694 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 33°03′44″N 5°03′55″W / 33.0623°N 5.0652°W / 33.0623; -5.0652
Geography
LocationFès-Meknès, Morocco
Parent rangeMiddle Atlas
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeShield volcano

Jbel Tamarrakoit is an extinct shield volcano located 60 km south of the city of Ifrane in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. This mountain is one of the three main volcanic structures[1] of the Azrou region along with Jbel El Koudiate and Jbel Outgui.

See also

References

  1. Kharbouch, Fatima; Cotten, Joseph; Youbi, Nasrrddine; Bellon, Hervé; Maury, René C.; El Azzouzi, M'Hammed (2010). "Petrology and K-Ar chronology of the Neogene-Quaternary Middle Atlas basaltic province, Morocco". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 181 (3): 243–257. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.243. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250085651.