Fantale Volcano
Updated: 25 Απριλίου 2024 09:58 GMT -
stratovolcano 2007 m / 6,585 ft
Αιθιοπία, 8.98°N / 39.93°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Αιθιοπία, 8.98°N / 39.93°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Fantale volcano's caldera
Fantale (also spelled Fantalle, Fentale, or Fantala) is a large stratovolcano in the Ethiopian Rift Valley west of Lake Awash. It contains a large spectacular summit caldera.
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.
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Fantale volcano eruptions: 1820 (?), 1250 (+-50y)
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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 Volcano Photos
Το Fantale είναι ένα μεγάλο στρατοηφαίστειο στον πυθμένα της κοιλάδας του Ριφτ της Αιθιοπίας, περικομμένο από μια καλντέρα πλάτους 6 χιλιομέτρ (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)...
Ο κολοβωμένος κώνος του ηφαιστείου Fantale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Η λίμνη Awash στο κάτω μέρος της κοιλάδας RIft αντικατοπτρίζει το ηφαίστειο Fantale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
1700 m sl Τέλος, ο Franz είναι ο πρώτος που φτάνει στο χείλος και βλέπει τη μεγάλη καλντέρα του ηφαιστείου Fantale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)...