Mallahle

Mallahle

False-color topographical relief image of Nabro caldera (top; in Eritrea) next to the Mallahle volcanic caldera, then Mount Sarkali with the smaller Sork Ale caldera in the bottom right.
Elevation 1,875 m (6,152 ft)[1]
Location
Mallahle

 Ethiopia

Coordinates 13°16′N 41°39′E / 13.27°N 41.65°ECoordinates: 13°16′N 41°39′E / 13.27°N 41.65°E[1]
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Holocene?

Mallahle (also Mallali or Aruku[2]) is a stratovolcano on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a 6 km wide caldera [1]

Mallahle is the highest peak in the Afdera region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Danakil Horst at the southern end of the Danakil Alps It makes up part of the Bidu volcanic complex (with the Nabro Volcano, Bara Ale and Sork Ale).[3]

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