Jbel Outgui

Extinct volcano in Morocco
Jbel Outgui is located in Morocco
Jbel Outgui
Jbel Outgui
Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Highest pointElevation1,400 m (4,600 ft)Coordinates33°38′34″N 5°14′49″W / 33.642778°N 5.246944°W / 33.642778; -5.246944GeographyLocationFès-Meknès, MoroccoParent rangeMiddle AtlasGeologyAge of rockPleistoceneMountain typeShield volcano

Jbel Outgui is an extinct shield volcano located 15 km southeast of the city of El Hajeb in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. The mountain is one of the three main volcanic structures[1] of the Azrou region with Jbel El Koudiate and Jbel Tamarrakoit.

See also

  • Azrou volcanic field

References

  1. ^ Kharbouch, Fatima; Cotten, Joseph; Youbi, Nasrrddine; Bellon, Hervé; Maury, René C.; El Azzouzi, M'Hammed (2010). "Petrology and K-Ar chronology of the Neogene-Quaternary Middle Atlas basaltic province, Morocco". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 181 (3): 243–257. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.243.
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