Ethiopia · Stratovolcano
Mount Ayalu
Ayelu
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2145m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2145m
- Coordinates
- 10.082, 40.702
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Ayelu is a vegetated rhyolitic stratovolcano, located south of the Asbahri plain in the southern Afar region.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Hazalo, also known as Azalo, or Ayelu is an isolated, rhyolitic stratovolcano in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Afar Region, near the South of the towns of Āfdem and Gewane, and has an altitude of 2,145 metres (7,037 ft).
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1928VEI 2Method not stated1928-07-02 – end unknown
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External links
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