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Nosy-Be Volcano | John Seach
(Nossi-bé)
Madagascar
13.33 S, 48.26 E
summit elevation 214 m
Cinder cones
Nosy-Be volcano is located on a small island off the NW coast of Madagascar. The volcano contains cinder cones and lava flows. The island covers an area of 300 sq km and reaches a summit at Mont Lokone at 450 m.
The island has been called Nosy Manitra (the scented island) because of the coffee, cocoa, vanilla, and cinnamon, which are intensively cultivated on the island.
The western side of the island contains eleven crater lakes, the largest being 1.5 km in diameter.
Further reading
Melluso, L., et al. "Petrogenesis of a basanite–tephrite–phonolite volcanic suite in the Bobaomby (Cap d’Ambre) peninsula, northern Madagascar." Journal of African Earth Sciences 49.1-2 (2007): 29-42.
Melluso, L. and Morra, V., 2000. Petrogenesis of Late Cenozoic mafic alkaline rocks of the Nosy Be archipelago (northern Madagascar): relationships with the Comorean magmatism. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 96(1-2), pp.129-142.
Nosy-Be Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.