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Erta Ale (or Ertale or Irta'ale; / ˈ ər t ə ˈ eɪ l / 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).
Erta Ale Summit caldera of Volcán Erta Ale (Etiopía), 2009. Erta Ale Range is the most important axial volcanic chain of the Afar Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia. It consists mostly of shield volcanoes. The active volcano Erta Ale is a prominent feature of the range. The highest volcano of the range is Ale Bagu, with an elevation of 1,031 m ...
Ale Bagu is a stratovolcano located in the Afar Region, Ethiopia. It is the highest volcano of Erta Ale Range. [2] The village of El Dom sits at the base of Ale Bagu. [3] Ale Bagu is a rare example of a mountain with a prominence higher than its elevation figure. This is due to the key col being below sea level. [4]
Dabbahu Volcano (also Boina, Boyna or Moina) is an active volcano located in the remote Afar Region of Ethiopia.This stratovolcano [2] is part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic region which includes Erta Ale. [1]
Erta Ale volcano. The continuous process of volcanism results in the occurrence of major minerals, including potash, sulfur, salt, bentonite and gypsum. In addition to these minerals, there are also promising geothermal energy sources and hot springs in different areas of the region.
Erta Ale erupting within the Danakil Depression Mount Ayalu, the westernmost and older of two volcanoes at the southern end of the Danakil Depression. The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia and Eritrea, [1] [2] a geological depression that has resulted from the divergence of three tectonic plates in the Horn of Africa.
During September and October 2005 some 163 earthquakes of magnitudes greater than 3.9 and a volcanic eruption occurred within the Afar rift at the Dabbahu and Erta Ale volcanoes. Some 2.5 cubic kilometers of molten rock was injected from below into the plate along a dyke between depths of 2 and 9 km (1 and 6 mi), forcing open an 8 m (26 ft ...
Borale Ale is a stratovolcano located in the Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia. It is part of the Erta Ale Volcanic Segment in the northern Afar Region of Ethopia, which contains seven volcanoes including Erta Ale, Alu, and Dalafilla. The mountain consists of two structures: a stratovolcano reaching 625 meters in elevation, surrounded by a shield ...