Ethiopia · Volcanic field
Bishoftu Volcanic Field
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1850m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1850m
- Coordinates
- 8.780, 38.980
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Bishoftu volcanic field, also known as Debre Zeit, consists of an area of fissure-fed Holocene lava flows, cinder cones, tuff rings, and maars.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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