Mousa Ali

Mousa Ali
Mousa Ali from Djibouti.
Highest point
Elevation2,028 m (6,654 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,607 m (5,272 ft)[1][3]
ListingThe highest point in Djibouti
Ultra
Coordinates12°28′07″N 42°24′15″E / 12.46861°N 42.40417°E / 12.46861; 42.40417[1]
Naming
Native nameموسى علي (Arabic)
Geography
Mousa Ali is located in Djibouti
Mousa Ali
Mousa Ali
Location of Mousa Ali in Djibouti (on tri-point border with Eritrea and Ethiopia)
Countries Djibouti,  Ethiopia and  Eritrea
RegionsTadjourah Region, Afar Region and Southern Red Sea Region
Parent rangeDenakil[3]
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionHolocene
Climbing
First ascent1841

Mousa Ali (Arabic: موسى علي) is a 2,028 metres (6,654 ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows.[2] The last known eruption occurred before the Holocene era.

Mousa Ali is situated at the tri-point of the Tadjourah Region of Djibouti, the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.

  1. ^ a b c Africa Ultra-Prominences, Peaklist.org, listed as "Moussa Ali Terara" Retrieved 29 September 2011
  2. ^ a b "Mousa Ali". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Moussa Ali" on Peakbagger Retrieved 29 September 2011