Afderà Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 13:08 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1295 m / 4,249 ft
Ethiopia, 13.08°N / 40.85°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Ethiopia, 13.08°N / 40.85°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 17 Sep 2021 (uncertain eruption on 27 May 2019)
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Afderà volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background
Afderà is an isolated rhyolitic stratovolcano located between the Erta Ale, Tat Ali, and Alayta ranges. It lies at the intersection of three fault systems. Young rhyolitic lava domes are aligned N-S at its southern foot. Only a few late-stage satellitic cones are of basaltic composition. Eruptions were reported in 1907 and 1915 from Afderà (Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World). However, on morphological grounds Afderà appears to be substantially older than adjacent volcanoes, and the reported eruptions were probably from Alayta volcano to the west. The age of the most recent eruption of Afderà is not known, although the south-flank rhyolitic lava domes are too young to be dated by the Potassium-Argon method.---
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Afderà Volcano Photos
Sunrise over a saline at Lake Afdera (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Sunrise above a saline at Lake Afdera (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The workers at Lake Afdera start early before sunrise. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Camel caravan loaded with salt from Afdera salt lake, Danakil, Ethiopia (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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