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Ethiopia · Stratovolcano

Gabillema

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1459m
Last eruption
Unknown
Gabillema
Photo: NASA Landsat image (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1459m
Coordinates
11.080, 41.270
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Rhyolite

Geological summary

Gabillema is a rhyolitic stratovolcano along the axis of the Addado graben. The volcano was constructed at the intersection of the central Afar rift zone with the northern end of the Main Ethiopian Rift.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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