Borale Ale Volcano
Updated: 1. Mai 2024 17:14 GMT -
Stratovolcano 668 m / 2,192 ft
Ethiopia, 13.73°N / 40.6°E
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
Ethiopia, 13.73°N / 40.6°E
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
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Ausbrüche des Borale Ale: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Beschreibung
Borale Ale is a complex volcano located near the center of the Erta Ale Range. The earliest activity formed submarine lava flows partially covered by Quaternary reef deposits. An embryonic shield volcano is located on the SW side of the complex and is cut by curvilinear faults; youthful chains of spatter cones follow this same curvilinear pattern and form concentric semi-circles. The 668-m-high summit of the Borale Ale complex is located on the NE side of the massif and consists of a silicic stratovolcano that is the largest of the Erte Ale Range. It has produced steep-sided viscous lava flows that have traveled up to 5 km from the volcano. Strong fumarolic activity occurs within a 300-m-wide summit crater. Regional faulting has fed very recent basaltic lava flows from a NNW-trending fissure that cuts the stratovolcano.---
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