Termit Massif

Termit Massif
Termit Massif
	Termit Massif visible from ISS
Highest point
Coordinates	16°03′N 11°21′E / 16.050°N 11.350°E
Dimensions
Length	180 km (110 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Area	3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Geography
	Termit Massif Zinder Region, Diffa Region
Country	Niger
Geology
Type of rock	Sandstone

The Termit Massif (Termit Mountains or simply the Termit) is a mountainous region in south-eastern Niger. Just to the south of the dunes of Ténéré desert and the Erg of Bilma, the northern areas of the Termit, called the Gossololom, consist of black volcanic peaks rising from the surrounding seas of sand.^[1] The southern Termit is a roughly east–west ridge of heavily eroded black sandstone. Its foothills to the southwest are the Koutous hills.

^ Geels, Jolijn (2006). Niger. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, CT: Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-1-84162-152-4.^{: 224–236}

[Geels2006-1] Geels, Jolijn (2006). Niger. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, CT: Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-1-84162-152-4.^{: 224–236}

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