Ash and cinder cone meaning geography

Ash and cinder cone meaning geography

cinder cone, also called ash cone, deposit around a volcanic vent, formed by pyroclastic rock fragments (formed by volcanic or igneous action), or cinders, which accumulate and gradually build a conical hill with a bowl-shaped crater at the top.

Examples in East Africa include Teleki, Likaiyu, in Kenya and Muganza, sagitwe in Uganda

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