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Liado Hayk

Volcanic field · Ethiopia · 878m

The Liado Hayk volcanic group contains maars and scoria cones visible across this February 2021 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 13.5 km across). A cluster of maar craters is in the top right of this image, with some containing lakes, the largest of which is the darker-colored 600-m-wide lake. There are several linear groups of scoria cones and partly-buried lava flow fields around them.
The Liado Hayk volcanic group contains maars and scoria cones visible across this February 2021 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 13.5 km across). A cluster of maar craters is in the top right of this image, with some containing lakes, the largest of which is the darker-colored 600-m-wide lake. There are several linear groups of scoria cones and partly-buried lava flow fields around them. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2021 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
878m
Coordinates
9.570, 40.280
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
No Data (checked)
Geological summary

The Liado Hayk (Liado Lake) volcanic field consists of a dozen closely spaced maars and cinder cones with associated lava fields in the Awash plain NE of Dofen volcano. The morphology of the cones and maars suggested a late Pleistocene or Holocene age (Wood, 1979 p.c.).

Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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