Erta Ale
Active basaltic shield volcano in Afar Region, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erta Ale (or Ertale or Irta'ale; /ˈərtə ˈeɪl/ Amharic: ኤርታሌ) is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of the wider Afar Triangle (a barren desert region straddling Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea). The volcano is located in the Danakil Depression, an area on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea that is below sea level. It is the most active of the volcanoes in Ethiopia.[3]
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Erta Ale | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of volcanoes in Ethiopia |
Coordinates | 13°36′23″N 40°39′41″E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Erta Ale Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Last eruption | 2005 to 2020 [2] |
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