Emuruangogolak is an active shield volcano straddling the Gregory Rift in Kenya, in Eastern Africa. It has a 3.5-by-5.0-kilometre (2.2 mi × 3.1 mi) caldera on its summit. The last known eruption was a trachyte flow which occurred in 1910.[1] Steam vents and fumarolic activity continues from fissures within the caldera and along the flanks of the volcano. Several maar lakes exist in the rift valley adjacent to the volcano.[1] The volcano's summit is at an elevation of 1,285 metres (4,216 ft), and its formation is calculated to have been 38,000 years ago.[1]
| Emuruangogolak | |
|---|---|
  Emuruangogolak Location in Kenya | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,285 m (4,216 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 1°30′N 36°20′E / 1.50°N 36.33°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kenya |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene to recent |
| Last eruption | 1910 ± 50 years |
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