Tshibinda is a group of
pyroclastic cone
Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcanic landforms. They are built by ejecta from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a central crater. Volcanic cones are of different types, depending upon the nature and s ...
s in the east of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. It has a prominence of . It last erupted during the
Pleistocene
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epoch.
See also
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List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Volcanoes
References
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Volcanoes
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References
Volcanoes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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