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Bishoftu Volcanic Field Volcano

Updated: Jun 19, 2025 07:58 GMT -
Fissure vents
Ethiopia, 8.78°N / 38.98°E
Summit height: 1850+ m / 6,069 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions

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Background

The Bishoftu volcanic field, also known as Debre Zeit, consists of an area of fissure-fed Holocene lava flows, cinder cones, tuff rings, and maars. Several of the maars are filled by lakes, which are popular recreational destinations from the nearby capital city of Addis Ababa. Most of the craters and cones are aligned NE-SW, parallel to the direction of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The 750 x 1000 m wide Haro Maja tuff ring and its neighbor, lake-filled Kilole, are offset to the east. The cones and maars of the Bishoftu volcanic field were erupted through rhyolitic welded tuffs.
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Bishoftu Volcanic Field Volcano Maps

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Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of few kilometers)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Bishoftu Volcanic Field volcano (scale of few kilometers)
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