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Tibesti Traverse
Eighteen days of expedition to the roof of the Sahara: Emi Koussi, the Trou au Natron and the Soborom springs.
- Duration
- 18 days
- Group size
- 4–8
The Tibesti Mountains
Emi Koussi
The highest point in the Sahara: a shield volcano of 3,415 m whose summit caldera measures 12 by 15 km.
Geological formation
- Elevation
- 3,415 m
- Coordinates
- 19.7928° N, 18.5325° E
- Geological formation
- The Tibesti Mountains
History
Emi Koussi is a shield volcano 60 to 80 km across, built by successive flows over several million years. Its summit, at 3,415 m, is the highest point in the Sahara and in Chad. The summit caldera, 12 by 15 km wide and 350 m deep, contains younger secondary cones and natron deposits.
Emi Koussi's morphological resemblance to certain Martian volcanoes — notably Elysium Mons — has made it a terrestrial analogue studied by planetary scientists. The ascent, long but technically easy, requires several days of acclimatisation and heavy logistics.
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