Mousa Ali

Mousa Ali
Mousa Ali
Location of Mousa Ali in Djibouti (on tri-point border with Eritrea and Ethiopia)
Elevation 2,021 m (6,631 ft) [1][2]
Prominence 1,607 m (5,272 ft) [1][3]
Listing Country high point
Ultra
Location
Location Tadjourah, Djibouti /
Southern Red Sea, Eritrea /
Afar, Ethiopia
Range Denakil[3]
Coordinates [1]
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Holocene

The Mousa Ali Volcano is a 2,021 metres (6,631 ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point borders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows.[2] The last known eruption occurred during the Holocene era.

Mousa Ali is situated at the tri-point of the Tadjourah Region of Djibouti; the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea; and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.

References

  1. ^ a b c Africa Ultra-Prominences, Peaklist.org, listed as "Moussa Ali Terara" Retrieved 29 September 2011
  2. ^ a b "Mousa Ali". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-123. Retrieved 2007-04-04. 
  3. ^ a b "Moussa Ali" on Peakbagger Retrieved 29 September 2011

See also