How was Table Mountain formed?

formation by volcanism vents that erupt repeatedly form table mountains. Table mountain volcanoes have steep sides of pillow lavas—sacklike structures that form when flows of basaltic lava are extruded into the ocean, a deep lake, or a water-filled cavern within ice.



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Geological Summary Table Mountain, an andesitic stratovolcano at the NW corner of Lassen National Park, is an andesitic stratovolcano active about 1-2 million years ago.

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Starting with a relatively obvious one, Table Mountain got its name because of its resemblance to a table. The man who popularised the connection was a Portuguese explorer, Antonio de Saldanha. In 1503, he was the first white man to hike up Table Mountain and named it Taboa do Cabo, meaning “table of the Cape”.

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The city of Pompeii is famous because it was destroyed in 79 CE when a nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted, covering it in at least 19 feet (6 metres) of ash and other volcanic debris. The city's quick burial preserved it for centuries before its ruins were discovered in the late 16th century.

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The Barbertown Greenstone Belt (3.6 Billion Years) The Barbertown Greenstone Belt, or Makhonjwa Mountains is the very oldest mountain range in the world. These mountains are full of ancient fossils, volcanic rock and, you got it, gold.

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The mountain was sacred for the Khoi and San, who believed their supreme god, Tsui//Goab,roamed there. The Khoi called Cape Town “Camissa,” the place of sweet waters, based on a stream that flows from under the mountain and into the ocean.

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