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: Volcano with an elevation of 428 metres
- Description: crater in the Erongo Region, Namibia
- Categories: crater and landform
- Location: Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.4107° or 21° 24′ 39″ south
Longitude
14.2031° or 14° 12′ 11″ east
Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)
Open location code
5FCPH6Q3+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
Wikidata ID
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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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