This vegetated lava dome is one of many at the Itasy volcanic field in central Madagascar. A steep-sided viscous lava flow descends to the left of the summit. Lateral levees at the margins of the flow form the distinct ridges at the lower left below a sharp bend in the lava flow.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1973.

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Itasy Volcanic Field