Fantale Volcano
Updated: 9 mai 2024 05:14 GMT -
stratovolcano 2007 m / 6,585 ft
Ethiopie, 8.98°N / 39.93°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Ethiopie, 8.98°N / 39.93°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 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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Eruptions du volcan Fantale: 1820 (?), 1250 (+-50y)
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Introduction
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
Fantale est un grand stratovolcan situé au fond de la vallée du Rift éthiopien, tronqué par une caldeira de 6 km de large, qui présente de nombreux dépôts de jeunes érupt...
Le cône tronqué du volcan Fantale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Le lac Awash, au fond de la vallée du Rift, reflète le volcan Fantale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
1700 m d'altitude Enfin, Franz est le premier à arriver sur le bord et à avoir une vue sur la grande caldeira du volcan Fantale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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