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Record SL-859733 · Wikidata Q738507

Asseb Volcano

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Elevation
987 m
3,238 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
12.9472° N, 42.4381° E
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Asseb Volcano
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Description

Wikipedia

The Assab volcanic field is a group of basaltic cinder cones and associated lava flows located in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea. With a peak elevation of 987 m (3,238 ft), its most recently identified eruption occurred within the last 12,000 years during the current Holocene epoch.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
jbl adw aly 978 m E 71° 0.3 km
Danakil mountain 2,218 m SE 126° 2.0 km