Mount Alayta

Mount Alayta is an active shield volcano in the of . It is part of the Afar Triangle, a highly active volcanic region which includes the adjacent .
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Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,501 metres
  • Description: shield volcano in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Alayta”, “Urikomam Terara”, and “Urīkomam Terara”

Mount Alayta

Latitude
12.88861° or 12° 53′ 19″ north
Longitude
40.57083° or 40° 34′ 15″ east
Elevation
1,501 metres (4,925 feet)
Open location code
7H42VHQC+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 319174600
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
326796
Wiki­data ID
Q1814846
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Alayta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Mount Alayta” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Алайта”
  • Catalan: “Alayta”
  • Cebuano: “Alayta”
  • Chinese: “阿拉伊塔山”
  • Czech: “Alajta”
  • Dutch: “Mount Alayta”
  • French: “Alayta”
  • French: “Urikomam”
  • German: “Alayta”
  • Italian: “Alayta”
  • Italian: “Monte Alayta”
  • Persian: “کوه آلایتا”
  • Russian: “Алайта”
  • Slovak: “Alajta”
  • Slovak: “Alayta”
  • Swahili: “Mlima Alayta”
  • Swedish: “Alayta”

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