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Mount Homa is a mountain located in western Kenya. It forms a broad peninsula on the southern shore of Winam Gulf, an extension of Lake Victoria. This peninsula defines Homa Bay and the mountaintop is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of that name.
| Mount Homa | |
|---|---|
 Mount Homa in 1994 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,751 m (5,745 ft) |
| Coordinates | 0°23′S 34°30′E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Homa Location in Kenya | |
| Location | Kenya |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
In the Luo language Got Uma or God Marahuma means "famous mountain".
The mountain is formed of carbonatite lava and dates from Miocene to Pleistocene. Along with the active Ol Doinyo Lengai, it is one of the very few carbonatite volcanoes in the world.
Homa peninsula is part of Homa Bay County. The village of Kanjira (Kanjera) is eponymous of the Kanjera paleontological site, first excavated by Louis Leakey in the 1930s. It is one of the oldest known Oldowan sites, dated at c. 2 million years old.[1]
See also
References
- Bishop, L. C.; Plummer, T. W.; Ferraro, J. V.; Braun, D.; Ditchfield, P. W.; Hertel, F.; Kingston, J. D.; Hicks, J.; Potts, R. (Mar–Jun 2006). "Recent Research into Oldowan Hominin Activities at Kanjera South, Western Kenya". The African Archaeological Review. 23 (1/2): 31–40. doi:10.1007/s10437-006-9006-1. JSTOR 25470615.
External links
- "Homa Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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[de] Mount Homa
Der Mount Homa (Luo: Got Uma oder God Marahuma) ist ein als erloschen geltender Vulkan im Westen von Kenia. Er besteht aus Karbonatit und ist damit – wie der aktive Ol Doinyo Lengai – einer der wenigen Karbonatit-Vulkane auf der Welt. Seine Entstehungszeit wird auf das Miozän oder Pleistozän geschätzt. Der letzte Ausbruch ist unbekannt. Der am Fuß der Ostflanke des Vulkans liegende See Simbi ist ein Maarsee, der möglicherweise erst in historischer Zeit entstand. Darauf weisen Sagen der Bewohner in der Umgebung des Vulkans hin.- [en] Mount Homa
[it] Monte Homa
Il Monte Homa è una montagna e un vulcano estinto del Kenya.[ru] Хома (гора)
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