The Alid Volcano is a
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 ...
located in the
Northern Red Sea region
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of
Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...
in the
Danakil Depression
The Danakil Depression is a large valley of approximately , across the north of the Afar Region of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is about below sea level and is bordered to the west by the Ethiopian Plateau and to the east by the Danakil Alps, bey ...
. The peak elevation from its base is . The volcano's most recent activity was identified in 1928, when it emitted smoke. It is a large volcano located in the northern east coast.
See also
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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
Further reading
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Mountains of Eritrea
Stratovolcanoes of Eritrea
Active volcanoes
Rift volcanoes
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