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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Ardoukoba
The Ardoukôba (Asal) Rift in the center of the photo lies in Djibouti and trends NW from the Red Sea. Ardoukoba contains a broad area of youthful fissure vents between Lake Asal (bounded by white saline deposits at the left) and the Ghoubbat al Kharab gulf (upper right). The most recent lava flows are younger than lake sediments deposited 5,300 years ago. The Ardoukôba fissure erupted in 1978, producing a small cinder cone and lava flows that covered part of the rift floor near the Red Sea. NASA International Space Station image ISS004-E-11422, 1992 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Volcano Number:
221126
Volcano Name:
Ardoukoba
Country:
Djibouti
Volcano Type:
Fissure vent(s)
Last Eruption:
1978 CE
Elevation:
298m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
2895
Pop. within 10km:
2895
Pop. within 30km:
6898
Pop. within 100km:
560146
Latitude:
11.58
Longitude:
42.47
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The Ardoukôba (Asal) Rift in Djibouti, trending NW from the Red Sea, contains a broad area of youthful fissure vents between Lake Asal and the Ghoubbat al Kharab gulf. It is subaerially exposed over 12 km between these two bodies of water and contains numerous basaltic cinder and spatter cones. The silicic centers of Eger Alayta and Asa Aleyta, on the N and S sides, are remnants of a Pleistocene silicic center that has been disrupted and spread apart. Magma-water interaction has produced tuff cones, some of which form islands or are breached by the sea. The most recent lava flows are younger than lake sediments deposited 5,300 years ago. These lavas were thought to have been erupted during the past 3,000 years (Delibrias et al., 1975). The fissure erupted in 1978, producing a small cinder cone and lava flows that covered part of the rift floor near the Red Sea.
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