Ethiopia · Shield volcano
Mount Dama Ali
Dama Ali
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 1068m
- Last eruption
- 1631
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1068m
- Coordinates
- 11.280, 41.630
- Last eruption
- 1631
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Dama Ali is a broad 25-km-wide shield volcano that rises above the NW shore of Lake Abbe in eastern Ethiopia.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Dama Ali is a 25 km (16 mi) wide shield volcano in Ethiopia, on the shore of Lake Abbe.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1631 – 1631
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1631VEI ?Method not stated1631-02-14 – end unknownVolcano Uncertain
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