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The '''Mousa Ali Volcano''' is a {{Convert|2021|m|ft|0|}} [[stratovolcano]] located on the [[tri-point]] borders of [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]] and [[Djibouti]]. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a [[caldera]], which contains [[rhyolitic]] [[lava dome]]s and [[lava flow]]s.<ref name=gvp/> The last known eruption occurred during the [[Holocene]] era.
The '''Mousa Ali Volcano''' is a {{Convert|2021|m|ft|0|}} [[stratovolcano]] located on the [[tri-point]] borders of [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]] and [[Djibouti]]. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a [[caldera]], which contains [[rhyolitic]] [[lava dome]]s and [[lava flow]]s.<ref name=gvp/> The last known eruption occurred before the [[Holocene]] era.


Mousa Ali is situated at the tri-point of the [[Tadjourah Region]] of [[Djibouti]]; the [[Southern Red Sea Region]] of [[Eritrea]]; and the [[Afar Region]] of [[Ethiopia]].
Mousa Ali is situated at the tri-point of the [[Tadjourah Region]] of [[Djibouti]]; the [[Southern Red Sea Region]] of [[Eritrea]]; and the [[Afar Region]] of [[Ethiopia]].

Revision as of 07:28, 26 June 2014

Mousa Ali
Mousa Ali is located in Djibouti
Mousa Ali
Mousa Ali
Location of Mousa Ali in Djibouti (on tri-point border with Eritrea and Ethiopia)
Highest point
Elevation2,021 m (6,631 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,607 m (5,272 ft)[1][3]
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Geography
LocationTadjourah, Djibouti /
Southern Red Sea, Eritrea /
Afar, Ethiopia
Parent rangeDenakil[3]
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionHolocene

The Mousa Ali Volcano is a 2,021 metres (6,631 ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point borders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows.[2] The last known eruption occurred before the Holocene era.

Mousa Ali is situated at the tri-point of the Tadjourah Region of Djibouti; the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea; and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Africa Ultra-Prominences, Peaklist.org, listed as "Moussa Ali Terara" Retrieved 29 September 2011
  2. ^ a b "Mousa Ali". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Moussa Ali" on Peakbagger Retrieved 29 September 2011