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Aluto

Volcanic Formations

Aluto is a dormant stratovolcano in Ethiopia, standing in the Ethiopian Rift Valley in the southern Oromia region between Lake Langano and Lake Ziway. It is the site of the Aluto-Langano Geothermal Power Station, which draws on the volcano's geothermal heat. This entity documents Aluto specifically as a geological formation, a dormant Main Ethiopian Rift stratovolcano hosting a geothermal power station.

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Classification
Protected Status
Locally or Regionally Protected 1
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Volcanism, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Volcanism via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Aluto

In Discipline

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Volcanology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Aluto
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Source Wikidata: Aluto
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Aluto, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
Quote, name_eng and desig_eng
"name_eng": "Aluto", "desig_eng": "Controlled Hunting Area"
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Wikidata: Aluto
Wikidata Q60739890, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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