Borawli 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 ...
with
lava domes
In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular, mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow Extrusive rock, extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano. Dome-building eruptions are common, particularly in convergent plate boundary settings. Around 6 ...
, located in
Administrative Zone 2 of the
Afar Region
The Afar Region (; ; ), formerly known as Region 2, is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash, Ethiopia, Awashâ ...
,
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 ...
. It lies above the eastern shore of
Lake Afrera
Lake Afrera (in Italian Lake Giuletti) is a hypersaline lake in northern Ethiopia. Located in Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, it is one of the lakes of the Danakil Depression. It has a surface of and holds 2.4 km3 of brine. The maximal depth of Lake A ...
.
See also
*
List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
This is a list of volcanoes in Ethiopia. It includes both active and extinct vents.
See also
* List of mountains in Ethiopia
* Geography of Ethiopia
* Lists of volcanoes
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Lists of landforms of Eth ...
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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
...
References
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Mountains of Ethiopia
Stratovolcanoes of Ethiopia
Lava domes
Afar Region
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