The small summit caldera of Longonot volcano is seen here from the NNE. A circular crater tops a symmetrical cone erupted along a N-S fissure on the upper flanks of Longonot. Fissures lower on the north flank produced the youngest eruption of the volcano during the 19th century.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1976.

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Longonot