Dubbi Volcano

Dubbi
Dubbi Southern Red Sea region,  Eritrea
Elevation	1,625 m (5,331 ft) [1]
Location
Coordinates	13°35′N 41°49′E / 13.58°N 41.808°E / 13.58; 41.808Coordinates: 13°35′N 41°49′E / 13.58°N 41.808°E / 13.58; 41.808[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1861[1]

The Dubbi Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its peak elevation is 1625 m. There have been four known eruptions. In 1400 lava was determined to have reached the Red Sea while in 1861 ash was thrown over 250 km from the volcano.^[2][3][4][5] Two further events were suspected between 1861 and the 20th century.

On June 13, 2011 an ash cloud that had some influence on air travel was attributed to Dubbi.^[6] However, more accurate satellite imagery later showed that Nabro was the volcano that had erupted.^[7]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Eritrea
• List of stratovolcanoes

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Dubbi". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-10=. Retrieved 2007-04-04. 
2. ^ Ambrayses, Nicholas; Melville, C.P., Adams, R.D. (1994). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39120-2. 
3. ^ Oppenheimer, Clive (2011-06-30). Eruptions That Shook the World. ISBN 9780521641128. http://books.google.com/books?id=qW1UNwhuhnUC&pg=PA134. 
4. ^ Wiart, Pierre; Oppenheimer, Clive (2000). "Largest known historical eruption in Africa: Dubbi volcano, Eritrea, 1861". Geology 28 (4): 291. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<291:LKHEIA>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0091-7613. http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/28/4/291. 
5. ^ Wiart, P. A. M.; Oppenheimer, C.; Francis, P. (2000). "Eruptive history of Dubbi volcano, northeast Afar (Eritrea), revealed by optical and SAR image interpretation". International Journal of Remote Sensing 21 (5): 911–936. doi:10.1080/014311600210353. 
6. ^ "Eritrean volcanic ash cloud threatens air travel". reuters.com. 2011-06-13. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/eritrea-volcano-idUSLDE75C1H320110613. 
7. ^ Blog articles: “Eritrea eruption update: Nabro volcano erupts (updated)”, “Update: Eruption of Nabro in Ertitrea (not Dubbi!)”

External link

• Volcanoes of Eritrea