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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 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 (aka Mallali or Aruku[2]) is a stratovolcano on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a 6km wide caldera [1]
It 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]
References
- ^ a b c "Global volcanism program, Mallahle". http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-102.
- ^ "google map". http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Mallahle,+Afar,+Ethiopia&daddr=Aruku,+Ethiopia&hl=en&sll=13.283333,41.65&sspn=1.288411,1.741333&geocode=%3BCb2RT85LDEbOFQWwygAdUId7AinxZIfrUewWFjFV-CI-wVKvFQ&mra=ls&t=p&z=12.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program:Sork Ale". http://volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-103.
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