Assab Volcanic Field

sopka – Volcanic field, Eritrea, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions

Kde

Eritrea, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Volcanic field

Nadmořská výška

987 m

Tektonické prostředí

Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)

Poloha

12,950°, 42,430°

The Assab volcanic field near the Red Sea coast in southern Eritrea forms a spectacular range of basaltic cinder cones and associated lava flows. The massive lava field covers a 55 x 90 km area, and flows reached the Red Sea along a broad front. The vents of the Assab volcanic field, also known as Ado Ale or Ud'ale, were constructed along a broad E-W line that extends to the coastal city of Assab.

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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