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Erta Ale volcano (Ethiopia) activity update: active lava lake in northern pit crater, active hornito with intermittend flow in southern crater

Friday, Jan 11, 2013

People on a recent expedition to Erta Ale reported that the lava lake was quite active and only about 10 m below the rim of the pit crater. ... [more]

Kidnapped German tourists released (Erta Ale, Danakil, Ethiopia incident 17 Jan 2012)

Tuesday, Mar 06, 2012

The 2 German tourists who were kidnapped on 17 January from their camp on the Erta Ale volcano in the northern Danakil desert, Ethiopia, are reported to have been released, news agencies reported from Addis Ababa. ... [more]


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Erta Ale volcano eruptions

Shield volcano 613 m (2,011 ft)
Ethiopia, 13.6°N / 40.66°E
Eruption list: 1873(?), 1903(?), 1904(?), 1906, 1940, 1960, 1967-2004, 2005-ongoing

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