Messum Crater
The Messum Crater is the Namibian remainder of a gigantic volcanic eruption that happened before Africa and South America broke apart. This eruption is thought to have been the single largest explosive volcanic eruption in the history of the Earth.Messum Crater
- Type: Crater
- Description: crater in the Erongo Region, Namibia
- Category: landform
- Location: Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.40813° or 21° 24′ 29″ south
Longitude
14.21543° or 14° 12′ 56″ east
Elevation
403 metres (1,322 feet)
Open location code
5FCPH6R8+P5
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Messum Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Messum Crater”
- German: “Messum-Krater”
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