Ethiopia · Stratovolcano
Mount Fentale
Fentale
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2007m
- Last eruption
- 1789
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2007m
- Coordinates
- 8.985, 39.906
- Last eruption
- 1789
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Fentale is a volcanic complex at the N end of the Main Ethiopian Rift that includes a main stratovolcano and caldera with various subsidiary features.
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From Wikipedia
Fentale is a stratovolcano located in Awash National Park which was found in the Afar Region, Ethiopia. It is the highest point of Fentale woreda.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1789 (±19 yrs) – 1789
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (1789)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1789 (±19 yrs)VEI 0Observed1789 – end unknownCaldera floor and SW flank
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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