Photos • Location
| Sork Ale | |
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False-color topographical relief image of
Nabro caldera (top; in Eritrea) next to the
Mallahle volcanic caldera, then Sork Ale in the bottom right. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,611 m (5,285 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°10′48″N 41°43′30″E / 13.18°N 41.725°E [1] |
| Geography | |
  Sork Ale | |
| Parent range | Danakil Alps |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Holocene? |
Sork Ale (also known as Asdaga or Sorcali) is a sicilic stratovolcano located in the Danakil Horst at the southern end of the Danakil Alps near the Ethiopia/ Eritrea border. It makes up part of the Bidu volcanic complex (with the Nabro Volcano, Bara Ale and Mallahle). [1]
The volcano has scoria cones suggesting Strombolian eruptions. At the top of the volcano is a 1 km wide 300m steep sided caldera there are satellite vents on the south east flank. The volcano lies on the western end of lava field. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sork Ale". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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