Bayuda volcanic field

Bayuda volcanic field
The volcanic field from space
Highest point
Elevation670 m (2,200 ft)
Coordinates18°20′N 32°45′E / 18.33°N 32.75°E / 18.33; 32.75
Geography
Bayuda volcanic field
Geology
Last eruption1,102 ± 48 years ago

Bayuda volcanic field (also spelled Bayiuda) is a volcanic field in Sudan, within the Bayuda Desert. It covers a surface of about 11 by 48 kilometres (6.8 mi × 29.8 mi) and consists of a number of cinder cones as well as some maars and explosion craters. These vents have erupted 'a'ā lava flows.

The field rises above a Precambrian-Paleozoic basement that may be a domal uplift. There is little known about the occurrence of volcanic eruptions, but the last eruption has been dated to 1,102 ± 48 years before present.

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