Asavyo

Asavyo
Asavyo
 Ethiopia
Elevation 1,324 m (4,344 ft) [1][2]
Location
Coordinates [1]
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption Unknown[3]

Asavyo also known as Bara Ale[4] is a large silicic stratovolcano in Ethiopia, which forms part of the Bidu Volcanic complex.[5] It lies about 20km southwest from the Nabro and Mallahle volcanoes. Asavyo has a 12km wide caldera.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Google map". http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=13.098,41.599&hl=en&ll=13.09553,41.599731&spn=0.01906,0.027208&sll=13.09599,41.599002&sspn=0.01906,0.027208&t=p&z=15. 
  2. ^ "Map showing Asavyo". http://wikimapia.org/#lat=13.1022152&lon=41.6014481&z=13&l=0&m=b&search=asavyo. 
  3. ^ a b "Asavyo". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-104. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  4. ^ "Springer Images Map". http://www.springerimages.com/Images/Geosciences/1-10.1007_s00445-004-0362-x-14. 
  5. ^ "Mallahle". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-102. Retrieved 2011-06-29.