Alu Volcano
Updated: 24 avril. 2024 01:39 GMT -
fissure vents (shield volcano) 429 m (1,407 ft)
Ethiopie, 13.82°N / 40.55°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Ethiopie, 13.82°N / 40.55°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
A series of eruptive fissures near Dalaffilla volcano at the northern end of the Erta Ale range (Danakil desert, Ethiopia), many of which have erupted voluminous basaltic lava flows, as recently as in Nov. 2008.
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Eruptions du volcan Alu: 2008 (starting Nov 4)
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Introduction
Alu volcano along with Dalaffilla volcano form a twin volcano at the northen end of the Erta Ale range and they are often referred to as Alu-Dalaffilla volcano.While Dalaffilla is a small but steep stratovolcano of mainly silic lava domes, Alu is characterized by a series of fissures that have erupted basaltic lava flows.
The summit of Alu volcano, immediately NW of conical Dalaffilla volcano, is an uplifted ellipsoidal volcanic horst, elongated in a NNW-SSE direction.
Strong fumarolic activity is located on the numerous NNW-SSE parallel faults, some of which have uplifts of 100 m. Fissure vents west of the horst have fed silicic lava flows, and other fissures to the south have produced voluminous youthful basaltic lava flows that extend north as far as Lake Bakili.
The recent eruption starting Nov 4, 2008, from a fissure between Alu and Dalaffilla volcanoes has modified the local topography by covering a large area with lava flows.
Alu Volcano Photos
Des arbres nus se découpant sur le dôme de lave active du volcan Paluweh (mer de Flores, Indonésie), le 1er décembre 2012. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
L'église Guadalupe à Teguise (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The new growing lava dome of Paluweh volcano, Flores Sea, Indonesia (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Chutes de pierres du dôme de lave actif de Paluweh pendant la journée, générant des nuages de cendres. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)