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Country: | Ethiopia | |
| Subregion Name: | Northeastern Africa | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0201-07= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 2008 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 613 m | 2,011 feet | |
| Latitude: | 13.792°N | 13°47'30"N | |
| Longitude: | 40.55°E | 40°33'0"E | |
| Dalaffilla, also referred to as Gabuli, is a small, but steep-sided conical stratovolcano that rises 300 m above surrounding lava fields SE of Alu volcano. This morphology, unusual for the Erta Ale Range volcanoes, results from the extrusion of viscous, silicic lava flows with primary slopes up to about 35 degrees. These silicic flows extend primarily to the east; on the west they are blocked by walls of a horst structure along the crest of the Erta Ale range. Other basaltic lava flows from regional fissures surround the 613-m-high volcano. Fumarolic activity occurs in the 100-m-wide summit crater and has weathered surrounding lava flows. The first historical eruption of Dalaffilla took place in 2008, when lava flows from W and NW flank vents traveled to the NE. | |||
