East African Volcanic Province

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geological region tectonically active region volcanic province

The East African Volcanic Province is a major tectonically active region in East Africa characterized by extensive volcanic activity associated with the East African Rift system.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Eastern Rift-related volcanic province 1
Great Rift Valley volcanic province 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
tectonically active region ⓘ
volcanic province ⓘ
associatedWith East African Rift System NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsAcross Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsInto Afar Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kenya Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ
Main Ethiopian Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Branch of East African Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenozoic ⓘ
hasGeologicalProcess crustal extension ⓘ
rifting ⓘ
volcanism ⓘ
hasHazard ash fall ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
hasMagmaComposition basalt ⓘ
phonolite ⓘ
rhyolite ⓘ
trachyte ⓘ
hasNotableVolcano Dabbahu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erta Ale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Longonot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Menengai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Elgon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Kilimanjaro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyamuragira NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyiragongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ol Doinyo Lengai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suswa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOngoingActivity true ⓘ
hasVolcanicActivityType basaltic volcanism ⓘ
central vent eruptions ⓘ
fissure eruptions ⓘ
hasVolcanicLandform calderas ⓘ
cinder cones ⓘ
lava fields ⓘ
shield volcanoes ⓘ
stratovolcanoes ⓘ
heatFlow elevated ⓘ
locatedIn East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf East African Rift System NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo African Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nubian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Somali Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting continental rift ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ol Doinyo Lengai → belongsTo → East African Volcanic Province ⓘ
Shetani lava flow → partOf → East African Volcanic Province ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley volcanic province
Shira volcanic cone → isWithin → East African Volcanic Province ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Rift-related volcanic province