By ExploreNow Editor, on May 1st, 2012%
Volcano Type: Explosion craters
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 1926
Summit Elevation: -48 m - 157 feet
Latitude: 14.242°N 14°14’30″N
Longitude: 40.30°E 40°18’0″E
Numerous phreatic explosion craters dot the Salt Plain NNE of the Erta Ale Range in one of the lowest areas of the desolate Danakil depression. These craters mark Earth’s lowest known subaerial volcanic vents. The most recent of these craters, Dallol, lies 48 m below sea level and was formed during an eruption in 1926. Colorful hot brine springs are found in the Dallol area.
 Dallol Click Here For The Rest Of Dallol, Ethiopia
Originally posted 2010-09-06 13:07:17.
By ExploreNow Editor, on April 15th, 2012%
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 1820 (?)
Summit Elevation: 2007 m 6,585 feet
Latitude: 8.975°N 8°58’30″N
Longitude: 39.93°E 39°56’0″E
Fentale, also known as Fantale, is a large stratovolcano at the northern end of the Main Ethiopian Rift. It consists primarily of rhyolitic obsidian lava flows with minor tuffs. Welded pantelleritic ash flows accompanied formation of a 2.5 x 4.5 km summit caldera, which has steep-sided walls up to 500 m high. The WNW-ESE-trending elliptical caldera has an orientation perpendicular to the Ethiopian Rift, and post-caldera vents occur along the same orientation. Trachytic and obsidian lava flows occur on the caldera floor, and fresh-looking lava flows descend the flanks from satellitic vents. An eruption from Fentale during the 13th century destroyed an Abyssinian town and church south of the volcano. In 1820 basaltic lava flows were extruded onto the Main Ethiopian Rift from a 4-km-long fissure on the south flank, and lava flows were erupted on the floor of the caldera.
 Mount Fentale Click Here For The Rest Of Fentale, Ethiopia
Originally posted 2010-08-28 03:18:00.
By ExploreNow Editor, on March 5th, 2012%
Volcano Type: Caldera
Volcano Status: Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 2320 m 7,611 feet
Latitude: 7.18°N 7°11’0″N
Longitude: 38.43°E 38°26’0″E
 Lake Awassa The 15-km-wide Corbetti caldera overlaps the NW margin of the older 30 x 40 km Awasa caldera. Urji volcano was subsequently constructed in the center of Corbetti caldera, which also contains young lava flows. Chabbi volcano, a large obsidian dome that grew on the SE caldera rim, has erupted lava flows onto the caldera floor. The age of the latest eruptive activity at Corbetti caldera is not known, although many lava flows are too young to date by the Potassium-Argon method. Fumarolic activity continues at the post-caldera cones of Urji, Chabbi, and an unnamed pyroclastic cone on the west rim.
Click Here For The Rest Of Corbetti Caldera, Ethiopia
Originally posted 2010-09-08 12:02:48.
By ExploreNow Editor, on February 16th, 2012%
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status: Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 1875 m 6,152 feet
Latitude: 13.27°N 13°16’0″N
Longitude: 41.65°E 41°39’0″E
Mallahle volcano is located in northern Ethiopia near the border with Eritrea. Mallahle is the central of three NE-SW-trending stratovolcanoes in the Danakil horst SW of Dubbi volcano, and lies SSW of Nabro volcano. These two volcanoes, along with Bara Ale and Sork’Ale, form the Bidu volcanic complex. The complex Mallahle stratovolcano is truncated by a steep-walled 6-km-wide caldera. Mallahle is formed of rhyolitic lava flows and pyroclastics. Basaltic lava flows blanket the slopes of the volcano. Recent obsidian flows are found on the NW flank of Mallahle and older obsidian flows were erupted on the northern caldera floor. Flank spatter and scoria cones are most numerous on the western side of the volcano. Extensive ignimbrite deposits associated with the collapse of Mallahle and Nabro volcanoes blanket the countryside.
Originally posted 2010-10-22 04:10:38.
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