San Carlos (Equatorial Guinea)

San Carlos

Gran Caldera de Luba

San Carlos

Location in Equatorial Guinea

Highest point
Elevation| 2,261 m (7,418 ft) [1]
Prominence| 1,539 m (5,049 ft) [2]
Listing| Ultra
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 03°21′39″N 08°32′21″E﻿ / ﻿3.36083°N 8.53917°E﻿ / 3.36083; 8.53917 [1]
Geography
Location| Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
Geology
Mountain type| Shield volcano
Last eruption| Unknown

San Carlos (also Gran Caldera de Luba, or simply Caldera) is a basaltic shield volcano with a broad summit caldera on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.[3] With an elevation of 2,261 metres above sea level it is the second highest peak in Equatorial Guinea.

## See also

* Luba Crater Scientific Reserve
* List of Ultras of Africa

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Africa Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html. Retrieved 2014-05-13. Listed as "Gran Caldera de Luba"
2. ↑ "Gran Caldera de Luba, Equatorial Guinea". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13064.
3. ↑ "San Carlos". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vnum=224002.

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