Mount Fentale
| Fentale | |
|---|---|
 A vertical aerial photo of the Fentale volcanic complex | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,007 m (6,585 ft)[1][2] |
| Listing | Volcanoes of Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 8°58′30″N39°55′48″E/ 8.975°N 39.93°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Fentale Location in Ethiopia | |
| Location | Oromia Region,Ethiopia |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1820 (?)[1] |
Fentaleis astratovolcanolocated inAwash National Parkwhich was found in theOromia Region,Ethiopia.It is the highest point ofFentaleworeda.
Philip Briggs describes Mount Fentale as being crowned by a 350 m (1,150 ft) deep crater. Briggs concludes that this volcano "is responsible for the bleak hundred-year-old lava flows that cross the road immediately west ofMetehara,and its steam vents can sometimes be seen displaying from the surrounding plains at night. "[3]
The date of these eruptions is fixed by the investigations of the early 19th-century explorerWilliam Cornwallis Harris,whomDavid Buxtonstates first encountered this volcano and its lava beds in 1842. By questioning the natives, Harris concluded that the most recent eruptions had taken place 30 years before his arrival.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^abc"Fentale".Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian Institution.Retrieved2021-06-23.
- ^"Topographic map of Mount Fentale".opentopomap.org.Retrieved2023-06-12.
- ^Briggs, Philip (2002).Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide(3rd ed.). Bradt: Chalfont St Peters. p. 335.ISBN9781841621289.
- ^Buxton (1957).Travels in Ethiopia(2nd ed.). London: Benn. p. 131.
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