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Fantale volcanostratovolcano 2007 m / 6,585 ft
Ethiopia, 8.98°N / 39.93°E Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style: Explosive and effusive.
Fantale volcano eruptions: 1820 (?), 1250 (+-50y)  Fantale Volcano Photos Last earthquakes nearby:
Fantale's historic eruptions produced lava flows that descended to the east side into the valley and lake Awash. An eruption during the 13th century destroyed a town and church located south of the volcano. In 1820, a 4 km long fissure eruption occured on the east flank and sent basaltic lava flows both into the caldera and outside, reaching the bottom of the Rift valley. Background:Fantale is known for welded ash flows thought to correspond to violent eruptions that were followed by the formation of its 2.5 x 4.5 km summit caldera surrounded by steep walls up to 500 m high. The volcano was built on a WNW-ESE-trending orientation perpendicular to the axis of Ethiopian Rift and flank vents exist on the same line.Fantale Photos:
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