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an aerial view of the lava flow in this area, with bright orange lights shining on the ground

Erta Ale Erta Ale is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia. It is situated in the Afar Depression, a badland desert area spanning the border with Eritrea. Erta Ale is the most active volcano in Ethiopia. Wikipedia

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an aerial view of a crater in the mountains

The latest in my Volcano Profiles series, this one on Erta Ale in Ethiopia. The summit crater at Erta Ale in 1994 Location: The Afar region of Ethiopia. Height: 613 m / 2,011 feet Tectonic setting: Erta Ale (meaning “smoking mountain”) is part of the East African Rift, where the African Continent is tearing apart \[…\]

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the lava is glowing red and orange as it moves through the air

Description Nature has its ways of making us feel little, but nothing can quite compare to the sheer and brute forces of volcanoes. In the middle of the Afar region, Erta Ale reveals itself as a pulsating pathway to the depths beneath our feet, a molten lava portal to the inner core. -- instagram.com/acseven - prints available - adrianon.com -- © Adriano Neves - acseven - All Rights Reserved. -- Featured as Daily Deviation on April 8th 2016, suggested by SavageFrog (featured by JenFruzz)…

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lava flowing down the side of a mountain at night with bright red lights in the foreground

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