Volcanoes of Libya

Wau-en-Namus, Libya

Caldera · 547 m (1,795 ft) · Africa-N

Wau-en-Namus is a caldera in Libya, 547 m (1,795 ft) high. Its last known eruption: an uncertain Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Wau-en-Namus on the map

Wau-en-Namus and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Caldera
Elevation
547 m (1,795 ft)
Country
Libya
Region
Africa-N
Summit
25.050° N, 17.550° E
Last known eruption
An uncertain Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene?

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.