Afdera (volcano)
| Afdera | ||
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 Afrera top right center of the picture, directly south of the Afrera lake. Dark area in the center of the image: Alayta lava field |
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| height | 1295 m | |
| location | Afar region , Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates | 13 ° 4 ′ 48 ″ N , 40 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 1907 | |
The Afdera is an isolated, 1295 m high stratovolcano in northern Ethiopia . It lies at the intersection of three fracture systems between the volcanoes Erta Ale , Tat Ali and Alayta . The last known eruption occurred in June 1907 with the ejection of lava on the western flank of the volcano.
At the foot of the mountain is Lake Afdera , where rock salt is mined.
Web links
Commons : Afdera (Vulkan) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Afdera in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)