Emi Koussi

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Emi Koussi is a massive extinct volcano in northern Chad that forms the highest peak in the Sahara Desert.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano
mountain
shield volcano
volcano
age Cenozoic
climate hyper-arid
continent Africa
country Chad
elevation 11204 ft
3415 m
formationProcess intraplate volcanism
geologicalType hotspot volcano
hasCoordinateLatitude 19.8 N
hasCoordinateLongitude 18.5 E
hasCrater summit crater complex
hasFeature lava flows
summit caldera
volcanic cones
hasHumanActivity limited mountaineering
occasional scientific expeditions
hasRelief large shield-shaped massif
hasSlope gentle lower slopes
hasSummit broad summit plateau
hasVolcanicField summit volcanic field
highestPointOf Chad
Sahara Desert
isHighestVolcanoOf Sahara Desert
Tibesti Mountains
isInDesert Sahara Desert
isPartOf Tibesti volcanic province
isVisibleFrom space
lastEruption unknown
locatedIn Chad
Sahara Desert
Tibesti Mountains
northern Chad
mountainRange Tibesti Mountains
namedAfter local Teda language term
nearestSettlement Faya-Largeau
prominence 3415 m
region Borkou region
relativeLocation southeastern Tibesti Mountains
surfaceType basaltic rock
topographicIsolation very high
volcanicStatus extinct


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