Borawli
| Borawli | ||
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| height | 812 m | |
| location | Ethiopia , East Africa | |
| Mountains | Tat Ali necklace | |
| Coordinates | 13 ° 18 '9 " N , 40 ° 59' 28" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Age of the rock | Holocene | |
The Borawli is an 812 m high stratovolcano in Ethiopia in the Danakil Depression of the Afar region immediately east of Lake Afrera , near the border with Eritrea .
The volcano, which originates from the Holocene , is located in one of the most seismically active zones on earth, the great African rift valley , and is part of the volcanic Tat-Ali chain .
The upper part of the mountain consists of trachytic lava flows that overlay older basaltic lava flows. Rhyolitic obsidian - lava domes on its south side the cause could for discoverable in the whole region of Afrerasees pumice - lapilli be.
The Borawli is currently inactive and the date of its last eruption is unknown.
Web links
- Borawli in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)