Lava Flows in Libya

LIBYA in North Africa is typically known for its deserts, oil export industry, and recent political turmoil, but the country also boasts a large area of land with lave flows. The largest lava flow region - Central Libya's Al Harūjal al Aswad basaltic plateau (also spelled Al-Harūj al-Aswad) - is about 300 kilometers from north to south and about 200 kilometers from east to west. It stretches across the lava flow region from northwest to southeast.

Another large area with lava flows is about 100 kilometers northwest in Jabal as Sawdā', another basaltic plateau. Above and below the Tropic of Cancer line through Southern Libya are lava flows located north of the Tibesti mountain range and east of the Sarīr Tibasti desert. Finally, there are lava flows in the Libyan Desert of Eastern Libya; they extend eastward across the border with Egypt.