Harra es-Sawad
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]
| Harra es-Sawad | |
|---|---|
| Shuqra Volcanic Field[1] | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,737 m (5,699 ft) |
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| Geography | |
| Location |  Yemen |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic Field |
| Last eruption | 1253 |
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]
References
- 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.
- Harra Es- Sawad, The Smithsonian Institution, retrieved 2019-10-23
- 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
External links
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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