Dubbi Volcano
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Elevation | 1625 metres |
Location | Southern Red Sea region, Eritrea |
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Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1861 |
The Dubbi Volcano is located in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its peak elevation is 1625 m and is a stratovolcano. There have been four known eruptions. In 1400 lava was determined to have reached the Red Sea while in in 1861 ash was thrown over 250 km from the volcano.[1] Two further events were suspected between 1861 and the 20th century.
[edit] References
- ^ Ambrayses, Nicholas; Melville, C.P., Adams, R.D. (1994). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39120-2.