An active Shield Volcano, The name derives from a translation of "Skjaldbreiður", an Icelandic shield volcano whose name means "broad shield", from its resemblance to a warrior's shield.
Erta Ale is a shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, and the most active volcano in Ethiopia.
No. Erta Ale formed in a continental rift.
Erta Ale is not itself a lava lake, but it has one in its crater.
Erta Ale is a volcano in Ethiopia. In the native Afar language, the meaning of Erta Ale is "smoking mountain."
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No. Erta Ale is in the East African Rift, which is a divergent boundary in the early stages of development.
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Erta Ale Volcano(Ethiopia)
Erta Ale is a shield volcano in Ethiopia that has been continuously active since at least 1906, with regular lava lake activity at its summit.
Richter scale for Erta Ale
the ethiopian culture lives aroung erta ale
it is about 125 years old