List of impact craters in Africa


Confirmed impact craters

This list of impact craters in Africa includes all 20 confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.
NameLocationDiameter
Age Coordinates
AgoudalMorocco3?105 ka?
AmguidAlgeria0.45< 100,000
AoroungaChad12.6< 345 million
AouelloulMauritania0.393.0 ± 0.3 million
BP StructureLibya2< 120 million
BosumtwiGhana10.51.07 million
Gweni-FadaChad14< 345 million
KalkkopSouth Africa0.640.25 million
KamilEgypt0.045< 2000
KgagodiBotswana3.5< 180 million
LuiziDRC17< 575 million
MorokwengSouth Africa70145.0 ± 0.8 million
OasisLibya18< 120 million
OuarkzizAlgeria3.5< 70 million
Roter KammNamibia2.53.7 ± 0.3 million
TalemzaneAlgeria1.75< 3 million
TenoumerMauritania1.921,400 ± 9,700
Tin BiderAlgeria6< 70 million
Tswaing
South Africa1.130.220 ± 0.052 million
VredefortSouth Africa3002023 ± 4 million

Unconfirmed impact craters

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.
NameLocationDiameterAgeCoordinates
KebiraGilf Kebir region, Egypt31 km100 million
TemimichatMauritania0.75 kmunknown
Wembo-Nyama ring structureDR Congo36–46 km 60 million
MahasNorthern, Sudan2.85 kmUnknown
Circular FeatureNorth-Central Niger10 kmUnknown21°21′14.56″N 9° 8′32.24″E
Vélingara circular structureKolda Region, Senegal48 kmUnknown