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Hobicha Caldera

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Country:Ethiopia
Subregion Name:Northeastern Africa
Volcano Number:0201-293
Volcano Type: Caldera
Volcano Status:Holocene?
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 1800? m 5,905 feet
Latitude: 6.78°N 6°47'0"N
Longitude: 37.83°E 37°50'0"E

Hobicha Caldera, north of Lake Abaya, is a large caldera of Pleistocene age. Fissures cutting the SE margin of the caldera produced numerous pyroclastic cones of Pleistocene-to-Holocene age (WoldeGabriel 1987, pers. comm.). This area of young basaltic volcanism is also referred to as the Northern Lake Abaya volcanic field.

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