Tat Ali volcano
Shield volcano 700+ m / 2,297 ft
Ethiopia, 13.28°N / 41.07°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Ethiopia, 13.28°N / 41.07°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Tat Ali volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Tat Ali volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background:
Tat Ali volcano is the dominant feature of the Tat Ali Range, east of Lake Afrera. The low Holocene shield volcano has an elongated summit depression and has produced a variety of rock types, ranging from basalts to pantellerites. NNW-SSE-trending fissures cutting the volcano have fed basaltic lava flows; those NE of Lake Afrera are of prehistorical age. Late-stage volcanism produced youthful basaltic lava flows on the floor of the summit depression, which is also the site of prominent fumarolic activity.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Tat Ali Photos:
 Steam rises up along some of the cracks in the lava lake's surface, precipitating white mineralisations of mostly calcium sulfates and silica (Photo: Ingrid Smet) |  Extension day 3: Older lava flows that came down the pali left a kipuka (vegetation island) behind. More recent surface lava outbreaks are recognisable by their dark brow... |
 July 27. Will the dam hold and contain the lava flow to the other side? Spectators, mostly journalists watch the lava flow invading La Sapienza. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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