The Dubbi Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its peak elevation is 1,625 m (5,331 ft). There have been four known eruptions. In 1400 lava was determined to have reached the Red Sea while in 1861 ash was thrown over 250 km (160 mi) from the volcano.[2][3][4][5] Two further events were suspected between 1861 and the 20th century.
| Dubbi | |
|---|---|
  Dubbi Location in Eritrea | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,625 m (5,331 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°34′48″N 41°48′29″E / 13.58°N 41.808°E[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southern Red Sea region, Eritrea |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | May to October 1861[1] |
On June 13, 2011 an ash cloud that had some influence on air travel was attributed to Dubbi.[6] However, more accurate satellite imagery later showed that Nabro was the volcano that had erupted.[7]
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edit- ^ a b c "Dubbi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ Ambraseys, Nicolas; Melville, C.P.; Adams, R.D. (1994). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39120-2.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Clive (2011-06-30). Eruptions That Shook the World. ISBN 978-0-521-64112-8.
- ^ Wiart, Pierre; Oppenheimer, Clive (2000). "Largest known historical eruption in Africa: Dubbi volcano, Eritrea, 1861". Geology. 28 (4): 291. Bibcode:2000Geo....28..291W. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<291:LKHEIA>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0091-7613.
- ^ Wiart, P. A. M.; Oppenheimer, C.; Francis, P. (2000). "Eruptive history of Dubbi volcano, northeast Afar (Eritrea), revealed by optical and SAR image interpretation". International Journal of Remote Sensing. 21 (5): 911–936. Bibcode:2000IJRS...21..911W. doi:10.1080/014311600210353. S2CID 128693302.
- ^ "Eritrean volcanic ash cloud threatens air travel". Reuters. 2011-06-13.
- ^ Blog articles: "Eritrea eruption update: Nabro volcano erupts (updated)", "Update: Eruption of Nabro in Ertitrea (not Dubbi!)"
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