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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Dama Ali
Dama Ali is a broad shield volcano that rises above the NW shore of Lake Abhe (right) at the S end of the Kalo Plain and was the most likely source of an eruption reported to have occurred in 1631. Nested circular craters are located at the summit and an arcuate chain of rhyolitic lava domes can be seen on the N, W, and S flanks. Major fumarolic activity occurs in the summit crater and abundant hot springs occur on the volcano. NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).
Volcano Number:
221141
Volcano Name:
Dama Ali
Country:
Ethiopia
Volcano Type:
Shield
Last Eruption:
1631 CE
Elevation:
1068m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
24
Pop. within 10km:
1944
Pop. within 30km:
40013
Pop. within 100km:
353949
Latitude:
11.28
Longitude:
41.63
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Dama Ali is a broad 25-km-wide shield volcano that rises above the NW shore of Lake Abbe in eastern Ethiopia. Nested circular craters are located at the summit of the dominantly basaltic volcano, which also displays an older caldera rim. An arcuate chain of rhyolitic lava domes occupies the northern, western, and southern flanks. Youthful basaltic lava flows surround these domes and cover the flanks, and recent flows also cover the young sediments of the Kalo and Abhe basins. The Asmara basaltic pyroclastic cone located in the southern Kalo basin SW of the base of the volcano was considered to have had activity during the last 2,000 years (IAVCEI, 1973). It is considered the most likely source of an eruption reported to have occurred in 1631 (Gouin, 1979). Major fumarolic activity occurs in the summit crater, and abundant hot springs are found on the volcano.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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