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Bishoftu Volcanic Field

Volcanic field · 1,850 m · Ethiopia

Bishoftu Volcanic Field — Photo: NASA Landsat image (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Ge… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Bishoftu Volcanic Field sits on the African Plate, in a rift zone.

Elevation: 1,850 m
Type: Volcanic field
Tectonic Setting: Rift zone, continental crust
Dominant Rock: Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Plate: African Plate
Country: Ethiopia
Last Eruption: unknown

Nearby Cities

Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

41 kmNazret477,000 people
42 kmAddis Ababa3,100,000 people
94 kmAsela82,000 people

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata