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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) |
| 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 |
Morphology
editThe field stretches for around 100 km (62 miles), contains around 100 volcanic cones, and is orientated on a WSW-ENE line. This has produced a 40 km × 95 km (25 by 59 miles) 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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. Bibcode:1977Litho..10..185C. doi:10.1016/0024-4937(77)90046-9.
- ^ a b c "Harra es- Sawâd". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ a b Neumann van Padang, Maur (1963), Catalogue of the active volcanoes and solfatara fields of Arabia and the Indian Ocean, vol. 16, Rome: IAVCEI, pp. 1–64, OCLC 886615186
External links
edit- Cones of the Volcanic Field Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Volcanic Cone Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
