⛰️ Erta Ale

Ethiopia · Africa · 13.60°N, 40.66°E

Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	13.60°N, 40.66°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	1,514 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+2:45 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 03:14, sets 14:49 — 11 h 35 min of daylight

Erta Ale is located in Ethiopia, in Africa.

Closest shield volcanoes

Hayli Gubbi — 12 km away
Mount Alayta — 80 km away
Zuqar Island — 229 km away, in Yemen
Namarunu — 1,374 km away, in Kenya
Emuruangogolak — 1,428 km away, in Kenya

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More shield volcanoes in Ethiopia

Hayli Gubbi · Mount Alayta.

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