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Gufa Volcano — Eritrea-Djibouti

Volcanic fieldType
HoloceneLast eruption
600 mElevation
Eritrea-DjiboutiCountry
Gufa
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The Gufa volcanic field, located along the Eritrea-Djibouti border, consists of a group of basaltic scoria cones and lava flows, aligned E-W, NE of the large Mousa Alli stratovolcano. A second E-W chain of cones is located to the N of the principal chain, most of which lies in Eritrea, and fed long lava flows that descend northward, toward the Red Sea.

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