Dukono
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Elevation | 1,335 metres (4,380 feet)[1] |
Location | Halmahera, Indonesia |
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Type | Complex volcano |
Last eruption | 2006 (continuing) |
Dukono is located at the northernmost of the Halmahera island. It has a broad profile and is capped by many compound craters. Dukono is a very active volcano. During the major eruption in 1550, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north flank cone of Mount Mamuya. It was an eruption of scale 3 on VEI. Death were reported by the figure is unknown. Smaller eruptions occurred in 1719, 1868, and 1901.[2] Since 1933, Dukono has been erupting continuously until the present.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Dukono. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
- ^ Dukono, Halmahera Arc Volcanoes, Indonesia. Volcano World. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.