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Batu Tara alias Komba
Batu Tara and the Lesser Sunda Islands as seen from the NASA MODIS satellite.
Highest point
Elevation748 m (2,454 ft)[1]
Geography
Batu Tara alias Komba is located in Maluku
Batu Tara alias Komba
Batu Tara alias Komba
Batu Tara
LocationEast Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2007 to 2015 (ongoing)

Batu Tara stratovolcano is a small isolated island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetations covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption occurred in 1852 with explosions and lava flows.[1]

Batu Tara eruption, photo courtesy Mike Mate

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Batu Tara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.