Yemen · Volcanic field
Bal Haf
Balhaf-Bir Ali Volcanic Field
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 604m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Yemen
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 604m
- Coordinates
- 14.067, 48.300
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Balhaf-Bir Ali Volcanic Field along the Gulf of Aden in southern Yemen contains cinder cones associated with vesicular lava flows and scoria cones.
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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