Borale Ale

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Borale Ale
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Borale Ale volcano (centre) in a 2017 image taken during the eruption of Erta Ale volcano.
Highest point
Elevation 668 m (2,192 ft) [1]
Listing List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
Coordinates 13°43′30″N40°35′51″E / 13.72500°N 40.59750°E / 13.72500; 40.59750
Geography
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Borale Ale
Parent range Erta Ale Range
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown [1]

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 Ethiopia, 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 volcano composed dominantly of fissural lavas. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Borale Ale". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. ↑ Watts, Emma J.; Gernon, Thomas M.; Taylor, Rex N.; Keir, Derek; Siegburg, Melanie; Jarman, Jasmin; Pagli, Carolina; Gioncada, Anna (2020). "Evolution of the Alu-Dalafilla and Borale volcanoes, Afar, Ethiopia". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 408: 107094. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.107094. hdl: 2158/1233436 .


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