Erta Ale, Ethiopia
Erta Ale is an active basaltic shield volcano located in the Afar Region, Danakil desert, in northeastern Ethiopia. Erta Ale reaches 613 meters. The name Erta Ale in the local Afar language means “smoking mountain”. Or it is also often called the “road to hell”. The constant activity of the volcano continues since 1967. About every 30 years, the volcano shows its terrifying power that makes the local residents flee. It is the most active of the volcanoes in Ethiopia and one of five volcanoes on the planet, in the heart of which there is a lava lake
Erta Ale is centered over the East African Rift system, which is a triple junction setting whose movements are resulting in the formation of a pull-apart basin or rift. The volcano comprises mainly Mafic material which has been brought up to the surface caused by unroofing of the mantle due to this rift formation
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