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Harra of Bal Haf Volcano | John Seach
(Bir Ali, Er-Bal Haf)
Yemen
14.05 N, 48.33 E
summit elevation 233 m
Volcanic field
Harra of Bal Haf Volcano is located in southern Yemen, next to Gulf of Aden. It is at the southern end of the Balhaf graben, which extends to Ataq.
The volcano contains cinder cones, tuff cones, and lava flows. Lava flows from cinder cones have reached the coast.
At-Tabâb tuff cone is the summit of the volcano, and consists of a 1.5-km-wide crater partially filled by a cinder cone. A 1 km diameter tuff cone on the eastern side of At-Tabâb contains a lake.
Further reading
Al-Fakih, R. and Li, K., 2018. Study of geothermal energy resources of Yemen for electric power generation. Trans. Geotherm. Resour. Counc, 42, pp.777-795.
Kumar, A., 2013. Natural hazards of the Arabian Peninsula: their causes and possible remediation. In Earth System Processes and Disaster Management (pp. 155-180). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Harra of Bal Haf Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.