Fascinating Look at the Etra Ale Volcano, Which Has a Lava Lake That's Been Flowing for Over 100-Years

 Erta Ale is basically a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, situated in the Afar Depression, a badland desert area spanning the border with Eritrea. It's noted for holding the longest-existing lava lake, present since the early years of the twentieth century, since 1906. Erta Ale means "smoking mountain" in the local Afar language and its southernmost pit is known locally as "the gateway to Hell"