Covered by volcanic ash

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Covered by volcanic ash':

  • Joya de Ceren
  • Pompei
  • Ruins of León Viejo
  • Serengeti The underlying soils and materials of the Serengeti plains are comprised of volcanic ash derived from a number of local volcanoes. The dormant caldera of Ngorongoro, the Kerimasi Volcano and Mt Lengai (last eruption in 1966) have all contributed volcanic ash to these soils (vertisols). These soils have characteristic plant communities, distinguishing the ecoregion from its neighbors.