Plumes rise from a crater and a lava flow near the summit of Mount Cameroon in 1982. More than 100 small cinder cones, often fissure-controlled parallel to the long axis of the massive 1,400 km³ volcano, occur on the flanks and surrounding lowlands. During historical time, explosive and effusive eruptions have occurred from both summit and flank vents. In 1922, a lava flow from a SW-flank vent reached the Atlantic Ocean.

Photo by Daniel Kergomard, 1982 (courtesy of J.G. Fitton, BRGM, France).

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Galleries: Volcanic Gases | Craters

Keywords: volcanic gas | crater | lava flow | eruption

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