Afdera is an isolated
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...
in northeastern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
, located at the intersection of three fault systems between the
Erta Ale
Erta Ale (or Ertale or Irta'ale; Amharic: ኤርታሌ) is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of the wider Afar Triangle (a barren desert region straddling Djibouti, ...
,
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 pant ...
, and
Alayta mountain ranges.
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There have been reports of the volcano erupting in 1907 and 1915 but morphological evidence cannot substantiate these claims. The reported eruptions were probably from the Mount Alayta volcano to the west.][
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See also
*List of stratovolcanoes
A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.
Africa
Cameroon
* Mount Manengouba, Eboga stratovolcano
* Little Mount Cameroon
* Mount Cameroon
* Mount Oku
Democratic Republic of Congo
* Mount Nyiragongo, Goma; designated as a Decade Volcano
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References
Mountains of Ethiopia
Stratovolcanoes of Ethiopia
Afar Region
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