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Ankaizina Field

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Country:Madagascar
Subregion Name:Madagascar
Volcano Number:0303-013
Volcano Type: Cinder cones
Volcano Status:Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 2878 m 9,442 feet
Latitude: 14.30°S * 14°18'0"S
Longitude: 48.67°E 48°40'0"E

The Ankaizina volcanic field, covering portions of the Tsaratanana and Ambondrona massifs in northern Madagascar, was active until the very recent Quaternary. An initial dominantly silicic phase included pyroclastic-flow formation and was accompanied by the emission of minor basaltic lava flows. An earlier now-eroded basaltic phase was followed by the most recent activity, which produced a series of perfectly preserved cinder cones and lava flows that traveled down current valley floors in the Bealanana region.

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