Afdera (volcano)

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Afdera
Elevation 1,295 metres (4,249 ft)
Location Ethiopia
Coordinates 13°5′9.6″N, 40°51′10.8″E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption June 1907

Afdera is an isolated volcano in southern Ethiopia, located at the intersection of three fault systems between the Erta Ale, Tat Ali, and Alayta mountain ranges.[1]

The volcano erupted lava from its western flanks June 1907. The flow was about five meters thick and was accompanied by seismic phenomena.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
  2. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 2 January 2008)
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