Erta Ale

E211396
active volcano basaltic volcano shield volcano

Erta Ale is an active basaltic shield volcano in Ethiopia, famous for its long-lived lava lake and location in the geologically extreme Danakil Depression.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Erta Ale canonical 3
Dabbahu Volcano 2
Erta Ale volcanic range 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
basaltic volcano ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
accessDifficulty high ⓘ
activityStatus continuously active ⓘ
climate hyper-arid ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
elevation 2011 ft ⓘ
613 m ⓘ
eruptionStyle Strombolian ⓘ
effusive ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
hasFeature caldera ⓘ
fissure vents ⓘ
lava lake ⓘ
summit crater ⓘ
hasHazard ground instability ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
toxic gases ⓘ
volcanic ash ⓘ
hasLavaLake yes ⓘ
hasMultipleCraters yes ⓘ
hasSummitCaldera yes ⓘ
isOneOf few volcanoes with persistent lava lakes ⓘ
most active volcanoes in Ethiopia ⓘ
isPartOf Erta Ale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Erta Ale volcanic range
isTouristAttraction yes ⓘ
lastMajorEruption 2017 ⓘ
lavaLakeType persistent lava lake ⓘ
locatedIn Afar Region ⓘ
Danakil Desert ⓘ
surface form: Danakil Depression
locatedOn Afar Triangle ⓘ
surface form: Afar Triple Junction

East African Rift ⓘ
magmaComposition basaltic ⓘ
nameLanguage Afar language ⓘ
nameMeaning smoking mountain ⓘ
nearbyPopulation Afar people ⓘ
notableFor continuous volcanic activity ⓘ
extreme environmental conditions ⓘ
location in Danakil Depression ⓘ
long-lived lava lake ⓘ
region Horn of Africa ⓘ
surfaceRockType basalt ⓘ
tectonicSetting continental rift ⓘ
divergent plate boundary ⓘ
volcanoType shield volcano ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danakil Desert → contains → Erta Ale ⓘ
East African Rift → contains → Erta Ale ⓘ
East African Rift → contains → Erta Ale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dabbahu Volcano
Afar Triangle → contains → Erta Ale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dabbahu Volcano
Afar Triangle → contains → Erta Ale ⓘ
Lake Afrera → near → Erta Ale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Erta Ale volcanic range
Erta Ale → isPartOf → Erta Ale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Erta Ale volcanic range
Afar Region → contains → Erta Ale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Erta Ale volcano