‘Brukkaros Mountain in Namibia’

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Brukkaros Mountain, an extinct volcano rising out of the desert in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. Some four kilometres wide, Brukkaros was formed by a single volcanic event when a plug of rising superheated magma met groundwater 80-million years ago, causing a massive explosion and creating what looks like an ordinary volcanic crater.

Brukkaros Mountain, an extinct volcano rising out of the desert in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. Some four kilometres wide, Brukkaros was formed by a single volcanic event when a plug of rising superheated magma met groundwater 80-million years ago, causing a massive explosion and creating what looks like an ordinary volcanic crater.

Brukkaros Mountain, an extinct volcano rising out of the desert in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. Some four kilometres wide, Brukkaros was formed by a single volcanic event when a plug of rising superheated magma met groundwater 80-million years ago, causing a massive explosion and creating what looks like an ordinary volcanic crater.