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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12260

The Itasy Volcanic Field is a monogenetic field in central Madagascar around Lake Itasy near the center of this September 2019 Planet Labs satellite image mosaic (N at the top). The field contains scoria cones, lava domes, lava flows, and maars across an area of 1,600 km2. There have been 131 scoria cones identified throughout the field. Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

The Itasy Volcanic Field is a monogenetic field in central Madagascar around Lake Itasy near the center of this September 2019 Planet Labs satellite image mosaic (N at the top). The field contains scoria cones, lava domes, lava flows, and maars across an area of 1,600 km2. There have been 131 scoria cones identified throughout the field.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

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Itasy Volcanic Field