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Assab volcanic field

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Assab volcanic field

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The Assab volcanic field is a group of basaltic cinder cones and associated lava flows located in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea. With a peak elevation of 987 m (3, 238 ft), its most recently identified eruption occurred within the last 12,000 years during the current Holocene epoch.

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