From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri Jul 24 2009 - 12:27:46 EDT
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Volcanoes and Volcanic Fields in Eritrea and Djibouti - July 12th, 2009
July 12th, 2009 Category: Image of the day, Volcanoes
The prominent features of this orthorectified ASAR (radar) image of
Eritrea and Djibouti include the Mousa Ali Volcano and the Gufa Volcano
volcanic field (both in bottom left quadrant) and the Asseb Volcano
volcanic field (top right quadrant).
The Mousa Ali Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Southern Red Sea
region on the borders of Eritrea and Djibouti. At 2,028 m (6,654 ft),
the volcano is the highest point in Djibouti.
The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic
lava domes and lava flows. The last known eruption occurred during the
Holocene era.
Northeast of this large volcano is the Gufa Volcano, a volcanic field
located in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea near the border with
Ethiopia. The peak elevation is 600m, where lava flows are visible. The
last eruption of the volcano was inferred to be during the holocene era.
The Asseb Volcano is a volcanic field located in the Southern Red Sea
Region of Eritrea. Its peak elevation is 987 m. Like the Mousa Ali
Volcano, the most recently identified eruption occurred during the
Holocene era.
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