Sork Ale

Sork Ale is a silicic stratovolcano located in the Danakil horst SW of Dubbi volcano. Also known as Asdaga, it was constructed perpendicular to the NE-SW orientation of three larger stratovolcanoes (Nabro, Mallahle, and Asavyo) with which it forms the Bidu Volcanic Complex at the southern end of the Danakil Alps. A small, roughly 1-km-wide, 300-m-deep steep-walled caldera is found at the summit. Basaltic lava flows are prominent on the E side of the volcano, and satellite vents are located on the SE flank. The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (1973) listed Sork Ale as probably active during the last 2000 years, but Wood (1980, pers. comm.) considered Holocene activity unlikely. The flanks are extensively dissected on the SW to NE sides, but less dissected flows form the eastern-to-southern flanks.