Banda Api
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| Banda Api | |
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| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Spesial Ribu |
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| Coordinates | 4°31′30″S 129°52′16″E / 4.525°S 129.871°ECoordinates: 4°31′30″S 129°52′16″E / 4.525°S 129.871°E |
| Geology | |
| Type | Caldera |
| Last eruption | 1988 |
The small Banda Api island is an active volcano in Banda Sea, which has been observed since the Age of Exploration when the Portuguese Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands competed in the area for spice trade. A 7 km wide and mostly submerged caldera is located at the northwest corner of the volcano.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Banda Api". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0605-09=. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
[edit] Further reading
- Alexander E. Gates and David Ritchie (2006). "Banda Api". Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Infobase Publishing. pp. 25. ISBN 9780816063024.
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