Mikeno, Uganda

Location: 1.417 S, 29.41 E
Elevation: 14,370 ft. (4,380 m)

Mikeno is located in the Bufumbira field, an easterly part of the Virunga volcanic complex located in the western branch of the East African Rift Valley. The lava flows of Mikeno date from about 2.6 Ma to its youngest 0.2 Ma.

Map of Virunga Volcanic Complex

Source of Information:
De Mulder, M.; 1986 K-Ar geochronology of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, Rwanda-Zaire; J. Afr. Earth Sci.; p.575-76.



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