MT. MERU GUARDIAN: MICHAEL
MT. MERU GUARDIAN: MICHAEL
MT. MERU CHANT: MERU RARA . . . MERU RARA OHM
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Elevation: 15,000 ft (4565 m) Meru is a strato volcano in
Tanzania. Its history has been quite explosive.
It has had four
eruptions, the last of which occurred in 1910. Lava erupted from Meru varies
from
thin flows to thick intrusive domes. The
main cone of the volcano has a caldera which is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) in diameter.
It has a huge breach on its eastern side. A
graben runs down the side of the volcano from this breach. Many debris flows
came through the breach in the caldera.
There are few people around, but so much wildlife (buffalo, elephant, gazelle
and
waterbuck) abound in the grasslands and forests of Meru National Park. The mountain is also well
known for its high Hagiena
Rosewood forests, aboral orchids and prolific Spanish
moss draped over the branches
like
green hair.
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