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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Gada Ale
Gada Ale (upper right) is the most prominent volcano at the northern end of the Erta Ale Range. The 287-m-high volcano is seen here from the S, with two small lakes on its lower NW flank. Lake Aasale (Lake Karum) at about 116 m below sea level, is in the background. Prominent fissures (lower right) are adjacent to an uplifted salt dome (lower left). Salt diapir uplift has affected both this 2-km-wide area W of the volcano (where lava flows are uplifted as much as 100 m) and Gada Ale itself. Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).
Volcano Number:
221050
Volcano Name:
Gada Ale
Country:
Ethiopia
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Elevation:
287m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
101
Pop. within 10km:
605
Pop. within 30km:
4827
Pop. within 100km:
618972
Latitude:
13.975
Longitude:
40.408
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Gada Ale (also known as Kebrit Ale), the most prominent volcano at the northern end of the Erta Ale Range, is formed of interstratified lava flows and hyaloclastites. Fumarolic activity is continuing, and the summit crater contains a small lake with hot mud. Like other Erta Ale Range volcanoes, Gada Ale is considered to be of Holocene age (Barberi and Varet, 1970). A fissure on the SE flank has produced spatter cones and a cinder cone; the latter fed lava flows that reach to Lake Bakili. The symmetrical Catherine tuff ring is located along this same SE trend west of Lake Bakili, and other tuff rings occur on the east side of the lake. A 2-km-wide salt dome to the west has uplifted lava flows as much as 100 m, and the structure of Gada Ale itself appears to be related to salt diapir uplift.
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