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Erta Ale
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Erta Ale in 2011
Highest point
Elevation 613 m (2,011 ft)
Listing List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
Geography
Erta Ale is located in Ethiopia
Erta Ale
Erta Ale
Location in Ethiopia
Parent range Erta Ale Range
Geology
Mountain type Shield volcano
Last eruption 2005 to 2019 (Ongoing)

Erta Ale is a 613 metres (2,011 ft) shield volcano in Ethiopia. The name means Smoking Mountain. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Africa.

Images for kids

  • ET Afar asv2018-01 img106 Ertale

    Tourists standing at the crater and watching the lava lake's activity

  • ET Afar asv2018-01 img99 way to Ertale

    View of Erta Ale from the base camp

  • STS41G-32-14

    Erta Ale volcano (EA) and Ethiopian Highlands (EH) as seen from space

  • Erta Ale 491

    The lava lake in the caldera of Erta Ale

  • ET Afar asv2018-01 img103 Ertale

    The lava lake's activity in January 2018

  • ET Afar asv2018-01 img110 Ertale

    Dry lava field on the top

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Erta Ale para niños

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