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Melkassa
Volcanic field · 1,765 m · Ethiopia
Melkassa sits on the Somali Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries.
- Elevation
- 1,765 m
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Tectonic Setting
- Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Somali Plate
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Last Eruption
- unknown
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 477,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 16 kmNazret477,000 people
- 58 kmAsela82,000 people
- 98 kmAddis Ababa3,100,000 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