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GVP volcano 221125 · no holder yet

Assab Volcanic Field

Assab Volcanic Field is a 987 m volcanic field in Eritrea, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Volcanic field (cluster landform)
Summit
987 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
12.95°N 42.43°E · Eritrea
Region
Afar Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 221125

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