Ale Bagu is a stratovolcano located in the Afar Region, Ethiopia. It is the highest volcano of Erta Ale Range.[1] The village of El Dom sits at the base of Ale Bagu.[2]

Ale Bagu
View of Ale Bagu from Erta Ale
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Highest point
Elevation1,031 m (3,383 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Ethiopia
Coordinates13°31′N 40°38′E / 13.52°N 40.63°E / 13.52; 40.63
Geography
LocationAfar Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Parent rangeErta Ale Range
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ale Bagu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: the Bradt Travel Guide, fifth edition, updated by Brian Blatt (Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Travel Guides, 2009), p. 314