The Ardoukôba volcano in Djibouti.
Within the East African Rift in an area which contains numerous
basaltic cinder and spatter cones.
Magma-water interaction has produced tuff cones, some of which
form islands or are breached by the sea.
Some recent lava flows are younger than lake Assal sediments
deposited 5300 years ago.
These lavas were thought to have been erupted during the past
3000 years (Delibrias et al., 1975).
The Ardoukôba fissure last erupted in 1978,
producing a small cinder cone and lava flows that covered
part of the rift floor near the Red Sea.
The stamps below were issued by Djibouti on March 17th, 1979.
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