WAS MT. SINAI A VOLCANO?  DISCOVERIES AFFECTING THE INTERPRETATION OF EXODUS

Introduction | Early Exploration | Geology | Parting Remarks
East Al Jaw | Ash Cones | West Al Jaw | Tadra

1962 Corona Satellite pass over the eastern rim of Al Jaw basin
Declassified CIA CORONA Satellite Photo from over Al Jaw 1962 

This is an enlarged photo of some cones near the eastern border of Al  Jaw.  

 

  



This cinder cone is near the junction of Harrat Uweiurid and Harrat Raha.  Hala l' Ishqa is reported to be in this region.  Ishqa may have erupted in the Holocene/Recent geological era.  

Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes of the World, Part XVI, Padang, 1963, Italy.   Volcanoes of the World, Smithsonian Institution, T. Simkin, 1994, USA.