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Volcano · Comoros

Karthala

Elevation
2,361 m
#7,167
in the world
#1
in Comoros

Karthala is a volcano in Comoros, rising to 2,361 m, the highest point in Comoros.

Nearest town
13 km away
Type
Volcano
GeoNames feature code VLC

Where it is

Karthala lies in Comoros, in Grande Comore.

Key facts

Elevation
2,361 m (7,746 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Volcano
Region
Grande Comore
Coordinates
-11.760, 43.353

How it ranks

Among peaks in Comoros
#1of 25
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,167of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Dima Mironga1,205 m9.0 km
Mlima Mani1,118 m9.7 km
Didjoni1,013 m11 km
Dima Kora977 m12 km
Trondje793 m13 km
Djagno-Ladjoua847 m14 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Karthala.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
MoroniComoros74,74913 km
FomboniComoros17,29173 km
MoutsamoudouComoros26,313123 km
KoungouMayotte18,118229 km
KaouéniMayotte17,060233 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Karthala2,361 m
2Ntingui1,584 m
3Trindrini1,459 m
5Dima Mironga1,205 m
8Dima Kora977 m
9Habakari958 m
10Siroulagoé949 m
11Saondzou949 m
12Zembadjou918 m
13Hamjantro888 m

Common questions

How tall is Karthala?
Karthala rises to 2,361 m (7,746 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Karthala?
Karthala is in Comoros, in Grande Comore.
Where does Karthala rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 25 peaks we list in Comoros, and #7,167 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Karthala?
Moroni, Comoros, about 13 km away.

Explore

Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.