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GVP volcano 221290 · no holder yet

Corbetti

Corbetti is a 2,289 m caldera in Ethiopia, last erupted around 396 BCE.

Type
Caldera
Summit
2,289 m above sea level
Rock
Rhyolite
Setting
Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
396 BCE
Largest known
VEI 5, paroxysmal, 396 BCE
Eruptions
2 confirmed in the record
Where
7.19°N 38.39°E · Ethiopia
Region
Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 221290

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