Oct 7, 2010 · Erta Ale has undergone seven eruption events in the past 125 years. Three of the early eruption dates, 1873, 1903, and 1904 are uncertain.
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It is notable for holding the longest-existing lava lake, present since at least 1906.
Lava flows, several kilometres long, have completely filled Erta 'Ale sink during 1973 and have covered the southern flank of the shield volcano. This ...
Erta Ale (meaning 'Smoking Mountain' in the Afar language) is Ethiopia's most active volcano and contains one of just six active lava lakes on Earth.
It is famed for its persistent lava lake which has been active during most of the past decades since it was first discovered in the 1960s. Erta Ale is only 613 ...
Records of the volcano date to the 1600's, but a lava lake was only identified in 1960's. The Afar language calls it "smoking mountain" which indicates it has ...
It's believed that this, an extraordinary lava lake, formed about 107 years ago. Unfortunately, researchers still have only a very limited knowledge of Erta Ale ...
Mar 15, 2010 · The summit crater at Erta Ale in 1994 Location: The Afar region of Ethiopia. Height: 613 m / 2,011 feet Tectonic setting: Erta Ale (meaning “ ...
length of about 2cm. The age of these is unknown yet they could result from the apparent heightened activity in September 2005.
Ethiopia's Erta Ale basaltic shield volcano has had an active lava lake since the mid 1960s, and possibly much earlier. The first confirmed historical ...
