Deriba

Deriba is a Pleistocene or Holocene caldera in , . Part of the volcanoes of the Marra Mountains, it lies on the Darfur dome and like the and Meidob Hills volcanism may be the product of a mantle plume.
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  • Type: Crater lake
  • Description: mountain in Sudan
  • Also known as: “Deriba Caldera” and “Deriba Lakes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jebel Marra.

Volcano
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The Marrah Mountains or Marra Mountains are a range of volcanic peaks in a massif that rises up to 3,042 metres. They are the highest mountains in . is situated 4 km southwest of Deriba.

Deriba

Latitude
12.95617° or 12° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
24.26678° or 24° 16′ 0″ east
Elevation
2,268 metres (7,441 feet)
Open location code
7G46X748+FP
Geo­Names ID
376532
Wiki­data ID
Q2520348
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Satellite Map

Discover Deriba from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Swahili—“Deriba” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Дериба”
  • Arabic: “كالديرا دريبا”
  • Basque: “Deriba Caldera”
  • Catalan: “Deriba”
  • Croatian: “Deriba”
  • Czech: “Deriba”
  • Dutch: “Deriba”
  • French: “lac Marra Deriba”
  • French: “Lac Marra Deriba”
  • German: “Deriba Caldera”
  • German: “Deriba-Caldera”
  • Hungarian: “Deriba-kráter”
  • Italian: “Deriba Caldera”
  • Japanese: “Deribaカルデラ”
  • Lithuanian: “Deribos kaldera”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “كالديرا دريبا”
  • Persian: “دریبا (کالدرا)”
  • Persian: “دریبا”
  • Polish: “Deriba Caldera”
  • Portuguese: “Deriba”
  • Scots: “Deriba (caldera)”
  • Slovak: “Dariba”
  • Spanish: “Deriba”
  • Swahili: “Deriba Caldera”

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