Toussidé

Toussidé
Toussidé from the Space Shuttle, October 1992 (Note: Image is inverted. North is at the bottom of the photo.)
Highest point
Elevation
Prominence
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates
Geography
Toussidé is located in Chad Toussidé Chad
Location	Tibesti Region, Chad
Parent range	Tibesti Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	unknown

Toussidé (also known as Tarso Toussidé) is a potentially active volcano in Chad. It has an elevation of 3,315 m (10,876 ft) above sea level.

Characteristics

Toussidé is the westernmost volcano of the Tibesti Mountains of Chad. The peak is almost centered within the black shape that has tentacle-shaped lava flows extending down the western flank. The volcano’s base measures approximately 90 km in diameter. The light brownish area surrounding the peak shows a distinctive radial drainage pattern that is quite common for stratovolcanoes as the terrain falls away from the main peak. The depression southeast of the volcano measures approximately 8 km in diameter and 1000 m in depth. The white base is caused by an accumulation of carbonate salts, creating this soda lake of Tibesti. With the exception of small vents that emit gasses and a few hot springs that continue to deposit minerals at the surface of the crater floor, little volcanic activity presently occurs in this region.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Chad
• List of Ultras of Africa

Other sources

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Global Volcanism Program
• High-resolution NASA photograph