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Dabbahu Volcano
Dabbahu volcano (background) and Manda-Hararo rift (foreground) in 2008
Highest point
Elevation1,442 m (4,731 ft)[1]
ListingList of volcanoes in Ethiopia
Coordinates12°36′N 40°29′E / 12.6°N 40.48°E / 12.6; 40.48[1]
Geography
Dabbahu Volcano is located in Ethiopia
Dabbahu Volcano
Dabbahu Volcano
Afar Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionSeptember 2005

Dabbahu Volcano (also Boina, Boyna or Moina) is an active volcano located in the remote Afar Region of Ethiopia. This stratovolcano[2] is part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic region which includes Erta Ale.[1] An eruption on September 26, 2005 created a large fissure in the ground, known as the Dabbahu fissure.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Dabbahu Volcano". Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Dabbahu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ "Inside the Hottest Place on Earth". BBC News. 2009-03-19. Retrieved August 30, 2009.

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