Ela volcano
Stratovolcano 934 m / 3064 ft
Ethiopia, 12.52°N / 41.19°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Ela volcano books
Ethiopia, 12.52°N / 41.19°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Ela volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Ela volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Ela volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
The Ela silicic central volcano along the southern end of the Dadar graben was constructed by rhyolitic and trachtyic lavas capped by minor basaltic volcanism. The silicic stage was dated at about 0.52 million years (Lahitte et al., 2003a, 2003b).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Ela Photos:
Lighthouse-church Virgen de Candelaria, La Frontera, sitting on a relatively young cinder cone. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
Colorful rhyolite mountains of Landmannalaugur, Iceland (Photo: Thierry Basset) |
Glowing ropy pahoehoe lava from Kilauea volcano (Hawaii) at night (Mar 2017).
This type of lava texture is commonly found on the Hawaiian shield volcanoes which pro... |
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