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	12°28′15″N 42°24′18″E / 12.47083°N 42.405°E / 12.47083; 42.405Coordinates: 12°28′15″N 42°24′18″E / 12.47083°N 42.405°E / 12.47083; 42.405[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

• List of volcanoes in Eritrea
• List of stratovolcanoes
• List of Ultras of Africa