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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 |
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. |
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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]]. |
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Mousa Ali | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,021 m (6,631 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,607 m (5,272 ft)[1][3] |
Listing | Country high point Ultra |
Geography | |
Location | Tadjourah, Djibouti / Southern Red Sea, Eritrea / Afar, Ethiopia |
Parent range | Denakil[3] |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Holocene |
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
- ^ a b c Africa Ultra-Prominences, Peaklist.org, listed as "Moussa Ali Terara" Retrieved 29 September 2011
- ^ a b "Mousa Ali". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ a b "Moussa Ali" on Peakbagger Retrieved 29 September 2011
Categories:
- Mountains of Djibouti
- Mountains of Eritrea
- Mountains of Ethiopia
- Volcanoes of Djibouti
- Volcanoes of Eritrea
- Volcanoes of Ethiopia
- Stratovolcanoes
- Djibouti–Eritrea border
- Djibouti–Ethiopia border
- Eritrea–Ethiopia border
- International mountains of Africa
- Highest points per country
- Border tripoints
- Djibouti geography stubs
- Eritrea geography stubs
- Ethiopia geography stubs