Erta Ale

Erta Ale
Erta Ale in May 2008
Highest point
Elevation	613 m (2,011 ft)[1]
Listing	List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
Coordinates	13°36′23″N 40°39′41″E / 13.60639°N 40.66139°E / 13.60639; 40.66139
Geography
Erta Ale Afar Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Parent range	Erta Ale Range
Geology
Mountain type	Shield volcano
Last eruption	2005 to 2020 [2]

Erta Ale (or Ertale or Irta'ale; /ˈərtə ˈeɪl/ Amharic: ኤርታሌ) is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of the wider Afar Triangle (a barren desert region straddling Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea). The volcano is located in the Danakil Depression, an area on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea that is below sea level. It is the most active of the volcanoes in Ethiopia.^[3]