Tat Ali

Tat Ali is a low Holocene shield volcano located in the northern part of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. This elevation is characterized as having an elongated summit depression that has produced a variety of rock types, ranging from basalts to pantellerites. NNW-SSE-trending fissures cutting the volcano have fed basaltic lava flows; those NE of Lake Afrera are of prehistoric date. Late-stage volcanism produced youthful basaltic lava flows on the floor of the summit depression, which is also the site of prominent fumarolic activity.

Tat Ali
Highest point
Elevation655 m (2,149 ft)
Coordinates13.28°N 41.07°E / 13.28; 41.07
Geography
LocationAfar Region, Ethiopia
Parent rangeTat Ali Range
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Tat Ali, Erta Ale, Alu and other Ethiopian highlands are together known as the Danakil Alps.[1]

See also

References

  1. Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium Chloride By Donald E. Garrett
  • "Tat Ali". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.


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