Dubbi Volcano Explained

Dubbi
Elevation M:1625
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Southern Red Sea region, Eritrea
Map:Eritrea
Relief:1
Label Position:right
Coordinates:13.58°N 41.808°W
Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:May to October 1861

The Dubbi Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its peak elevation is . There have been four known eruptions. In 1400 lava was determined to have reached the Red Sea while in 1861 ash was thrown over from the volcano.[2] [3] [4] [5] Two further events were suspected between 1861 and the 20th century.

On June 13, 2011 an ash cloud that had some influence on air travel was attributed to Dubbi.[6] However, more accurate satellite imagery later showed that Nabro was the volcano that had erupted.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. 221100. Dubbi. 2007-04-04.
  2. Book: Ambraseys, Nicolas . Nicholas Ambraseys

    . Nicholas Ambraseys . Melville, C.P. . Adams, R.D. . The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. 1994. 0-521-39120-2.

  3. Book: Oppenheimer, Clive . Eruptions That Shook the World . 978-0-521-64112-8 . 2011-06-30.
  4. Largest known historical eruption in Africa: Dubbi volcano, Eritrea, 1861 . 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<291:LKHEIA>2.0.CO;2 . 0091-7613 . 2000 . 28 . 291 . Wiart . Pierre . Oppenheimer . Clive . Geology . 4 . 2000Geo....28..291W.
  5. 10.1080/014311600210353 . Eruptive history of Dubbi volcano, northeast Afar (Eritrea), revealed by optical and SAR image interpretation . 2000 . Wiart . P. A. M. . Oppenheimer . C. . Francis . P. . International Journal of Remote Sensing . 21 . 5 . 911–936. 2000IJRS...21..911W . 128693302.
  6. News: Eritrean volcanic ash cloud threatens air travel . Reuters . 2011-06-13.
  7. Blog articles: "Eritrea eruption update: Nabro volcano erupts (updated)", "Update: Eruption of Nabro in Ertitrea (not Dubbi!)"