The Alid Volcano is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
located in the
Northern Red Sea region
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of
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
in the
Danakil Depression. The peak elevation from its base is . The volcano's most recent activity was identified in 1928, when it emitted smoke. It is a large volcano located in the northern east coast.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Eritrea
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Eritrea.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Eritrea
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, ...
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List of stratovolcanoes
A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.
Africa
Cameroon
* Mount Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
* Mount Nyiragongo, Goma; designated as a Decade Volcano
** It contains an active lava lake inside its crater which overflowed due t ...
References
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Mountains of Eritrea
Stratovolcanoes of Eritrea
Active volcanoes
Rift volcanoes
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