Sork Ale

Sork Ale
False-color topographical relief image of Nabro caldera (top; in Eritrea) next to the Mallahle volcanic caldera, then Sork Ale in the bottom right.
Highest point
Elevation	1,611 m (5,285 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°10′48″N 41°43′30″E / 13.18°N 41.725°E / 13.18; 41.725[1]
Geography
Sork Ale Ethiopia
Parent range	Danakil Alps
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Holocene?

Sork Ale (also known as Asdaga or Sorcali) is a sicilic stratovolcano located in the Danakil Horst at the southern end of the Danakil Alps near the Ethiopia/Eritrea border. It makes up part of the Bidu volcanic complex (with the Nabro Volcano, Bara Ale and Mallahle).^[1]

The volcano has scoria cones suggesting Strombolian eruptions. At the top of the volcano is a 1 km wide 300m steep sided caldera there are satellite vents on the south east flank. The volcano lies on the western end of lava field.^[1]

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