Asavyo also known as Bara Ale is a large silicic

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 ...

in Ethiopia, which forms part of the Bidu Volcanic complex. It lies about 20 km southwest from the Nabro and

Mallahle Mallahle (also Mallali or Aruku) is a stratovolcano on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a 6 km wide caldera. Mallahle is the highest peak in the Afdera region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Danakil Horst at the southern end of t ...

volcanoes. Asavyo has a 12 km wide

caldera A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcano eruption. When large volumes of magma are erupted over a short time, structural support for the rock above the magma chamber is ...

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