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Beru

Type: Volcanic field
Elevation: 1100m
Last eruption: Unknown

An area of Holocene basaltic cones and lava flows is located along the Main Ethiopian Rift at Beru, between Fentale (upper right) and Kone (Gariboldi) volcanoes (lower left). The lake at the lower right is Metahara, whose northern shore is formed by a young lava flow from a flank vent at Fentale. — An area of Holocene basaltic cones and lava flows is located along the Main Ethiopian Rift at Beru, between Fentale (upper right) and Kone (Gariboldi) volcanoes (lower left). The lake at the lower right is Metahara, whose northern shore is formed by a young lava flow from a flank vent at Fentale. · Photo: NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Type: Volcanic field
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation: 1100m
Coordinates: 8.950, 39.750
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Cluster
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

An area of Holocene basaltic lava flows is located along the Main Ethiopian Rift at Beru, between Fentale and Kone (Gariboldi) volcanoes.

Eruption history

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