File:Alid volcano.jpg
Summary
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English: The elongated Alid volcano, which sits on the axis of the Danakil spreading center, is seen here from the west. Most of the flanks of the volcano in this view are composed of dipping rhyolitic lava flows; the light-colored area along the right skyline is rhyolitic pumice. The summit of the volcano is elongated in an E-W direction and contains a 1 x 1.5 km wide, 100-m-deep crater at the western end. Vast lava fields originating from fissure vents in the Alid graben extend to the NW and SE of the volcano. Vigorous fumarolic activity continues at Alid. |
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| Source | http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0201-04=&volpage=photos&photo=059054 |
| Author | Wendell Duffield (U.S. Geological Survey) |
Licensing
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