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Tarso Voon

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112: 105: 29: 209:. In the neighborhood in northwestern direction is the Ehi Mousgau, a stratovolcano with the same elevation, 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) above sea level. Deposits from 61: 213:
clouds are found 15 to 35 kilometres (9.3 to 21.7 mi) around the caldera. The mountain was constructed over a basement of
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is the largest in the Tibesti Mountains, it is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the summit rim. The active
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The summit of the mountain is dominated by the 14-by-18-kilometre (8.7 mi × 11.2 mi) relatively flat
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flows lie on the northeastern side in a 180-degree arc and are a result of the high activity in the
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are visited by the people of the Tibesti for medical purposes.
232: 202: 44: 187: 124: 306: 190:. It is located in the western center of the 182:is a 3,100-metre (10,200 ft) high 307: 272: 270: 268: 266: 264: 16:Stratovolcano in the Republic of Chad 13: 261: 111: 14: 351: 186:in the north of the Republic of 110: 103: 27: 1: 254: 49:3,100 m (10,200 ft) 7: 242: 10: 356: 33:Tarso Voon seen from space 340:Stratovolcanoes of Africa 249:List of volcanoes in Chad 166: 154: 149: 135: 97: 92: 53: 43: 38: 26: 21: 330:Holocene stratovolcanoes 283:Global Volcanism Program 225:Soborom Solfataric field 288:Smithsonian Institution 73: /  39:Highest point 325:Volcanoes of Chad 320:Mountains of Chad 315:Tibesti Mountains 192:Tibesti Mountains 176: 175: 144:Tibesti Mountains 347: 335:Calderas of Chad 299: 298: 296: 294: 274: 139: 114: 113: 107: 88: 87: 85: 84: 83: 78: 74: 71: 70: 69: 66: 31: 19: 18: 355: 354: 350: 349: 348: 346: 345: 344: 305: 304: 303: 302: 292: 290: 276: 275: 262: 257: 245: 223:The well known 137: 131: 130: 129: 128: 127: 122: 121: 120: 119: 115: 81: 79: 77:20.92°N 17.28°E 75: 72: 67: 64: 62: 60: 59: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 353: 343: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 301: 300: 259: 258: 256: 253: 252: 251: 244: 241: 174: 173: 170: 164: 163: 158: 152: 151: 147: 146: 141: 133: 132: 123: 117: 116: 109: 108: 102: 101: 100: 99: 98: 95: 94: 90: 89: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 352: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 312: 310: 289: 285: 284: 279: 273: 271: 269: 267: 265: 260: 250: 247: 246: 240: 238: 234: 230: 226: 221: 219: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 195: 193: 189: 185: 184:stratovolcano 181: 171: 169: 168:Last eruption 165: 162: 161:Stratovolcano 159: 157: 156:Mountain type 153: 148: 145: 142: 140: 134: 126: 106: 96: 91: 86: 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 291:. Retrieved 281: 278:"Tarso Voon" 222: 201:. Extensive 196: 179: 177: 138:Parent range 82:20.92; 17.28 237:hot springs 215:Precambrian 211:pyroclastic 80: / 55:Coordinates 309:Categories 293:18 January 255:References 207:Quaternary 180:Tarso Voon 118:Tarso Voon 22:Tarso Voon 229:fumaroles 93:Geography 45:Elevation 243:See also 203:basaltic 233:mudpots 218:schists 199:caldera 172:Unknown 150:Geology 68:17°17′E 65:20°55′N 295:2007 235:and 188:Chad 178:The 125:Chad 311:: 286:. 280:. 263:^ 231:, 220:. 194:. 297:.

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Elevation
Coordinates
20°55′N 17°17′E / 20.92°N 17.28°E / 20.92; 17.28
Tarso Voon is located in Chad
Chad
Parent range
Tibesti Mountains
Mountain type
Stratovolcano
Last eruption
stratovolcano
Chad
Tibesti Mountains
caldera
basaltic
Quaternary
pyroclastic
Precambrian
schists
Soborom Solfataric field
fumaroles
mudpots
hot springs
List of volcanoes in Chad




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