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Wau-en-Namus Volcano | John Seach
Waw an Namous or Uaw en Namus
Libya
24.91 N, 17.76 E
summit elevation 547 m
Scoria cones
The volcano is located in the Sarah desert region of central south Libya. It is composed of a 4 km wide caldera, scoria cones, and explosion craters. The volcano name means "Oasis of Mosquitoes".
Further reading
Miller, C. H., et al. "Mafic and silica-rich glasses in mantle xenoliths from Wau-en-Namus, Libya: Textural and geochemical evidence for peridotite–melt reactions." Lithos 128 (2012): 11-26.
Wau-en-Namus Volcano Eruptions
The volcano may have erupted within the past few thousand years.