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GVP volcano 221124 · no holder yet

Gufa

Gufa is a 600 m volcanic field on the Eritrea–Djibouti border, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Volcanic field (cluster landform)
Summit
600 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Rift zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
Last eruption
no dated eruption
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
0 confirmed in the record
Where
12.55°N 42.53°E · Eritrea-Djibouti
Region
Afar Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 221124

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