Mount Gamkonora
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| Mount Gamkonora | |
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 Mount Gamkonora in 1984. |
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| Elevation | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) [1][3] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Location | |
 Mount Gamkonora
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| Coordinates | 1°22′42″N 127°32′03″E / 1.37833°N 127.53417°ECoordinates: 1°22′42″N 127°32′03″E / 1.37833°N 127.53417°E[1][2] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2007 |
Mount Gamkonora is a stratovolcano on Halmahera island, Indonesia. With an elevation of 1,560 metres (5,118 ft), it is the highest peak on the island. It has produced an elongated series of craters along the north-south rift. The largest eruption in 1673 was accompanied with tsunami which inundated the nearby villages.[2] Between 1564 and 1989 the volcano erupted twelve times.[4]
The volcano erupted again on July 10, 2007, with over 8,000 people reported to have fled their homes in the vicinity.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ a b c "Gamkonora". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0608-04=. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ "Gamkonora, Indonesia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ Global Volcanism 1975-1985. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1989. page 231. (ISBN 0-13-357203-X)
- ^ "Thousands flee Indonesia volcano". BBC News. 2007-07-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6286946.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
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