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LONGEST
LASTING
LAVA LAKE
480 STATS AND FACTS
FEET LAVA LAKE ERTA ALE
(150 M) The lava lake has In the local Afar
LAVA LAKE DIAMETER been a feature of language, Erta Ale
the volcano for means “Smoking
about 110 years. Mountain.”
Erta Ale is just one
of six lava lakes LAVA TEMPERATURE
in the world and 1,830°F (1,000°C)
it’s the most active.
°C 500 1,000
°F 1,000 2,000
LAST MAJOR ERUPTION
2007
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