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Meru Volcano - John Seach
Tanzania
3.25 S, 36.75 E
summit elevation 4565 m
Stratovolcano
Meru is a large volcano with a caldera and cone located in northern Tanzania near Arusha. It is Africa's fourth highest mountain and has a classic stratovolcano shape. Meru is located 50 km west of Kilimanjaro. Black lava has flowed from the cone for a distance of three miles. The volcanic cone has a diameter of 25 km.
Meru Volcano Eruptions
1910, 1886?, 1878, 5850 BC