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Ethiopia · Volcanic field

Sodore

Melkassa

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1765m
Last eruption
Unknown
The Melkassa volcanic field is an extensive 15 x 25 km wide group of Pleistocene and Holocene cones and lava flows within the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The darker lava flows are visible in this 10 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image, NE of Gedemsa caldera (N is at the top; this image is approximately 23 km across).
The Melkassa volcanic field is an extensive 15 x 25 km wide group of Pleistocene and Holocene cones and lava flows within the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The darker lava flows are visible in this 10 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image, NE of Gedemsa caldera (N is at the top; this image is approximately 23 km across). · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1765m
Coordinates
8.430, 39.350
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary

The Melkassa (or Sodore) volcanic field is an extensive 15 x 25 km group of about 30 Pleistocene and Holocene pyroclastic cones and lava flows that covers the floor of the E side of the Ethiopian Rift Valley, around the town of Melkassa, between the Boset volcanic complex and Gedamsa caldera.

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

Nearby volcanoes

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