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Mount Tangkoko

Coordinates: 1°31′05″N 125°11′06″E / 01.518°N 125.185°E / 01.518; 125.185
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Mount Tangkoko
Mount Tangkoko as viewed from the sea
Highest point
Elevation1,113 m (3,652 ft)[1]
Coordinates1°31′05″N 125°11′06″E / 01.518°N 125.185°E / 01.518; 125.185[2]
Dimensions
Widthkm × 1.5 km (1.86 mi × 0.93 mi)[3]
Geography
Mount Tangkoko is located in Sulawesi
Mount Tangkoko
Mount Tangkoko
Location in Sulawesi
Country Indonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceNorth Sulawesi
RegencyMinahasa
Geology
Mountain typestratovolcano with lava dome[3]
Rock types[3]
Last eruption1880; 144 years ago (1880)[2]
Mount Tangkoko summit blanketed in cloud, its flanks covered in dense vegetation

Mount Tangkoko[4] is a stratovolcano in the north of Sulawesi island in Indonesia. Its summit has an elongated deep crater.On the east flank is a flat lava dome, Batu Angus. Historical records only show eruptions in the 19th century.[2]

The Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, in the northern part of Sulawesi island, is named after the volcano and home to such species as the Celebes crested macaque and spectral tarsier.

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Tangkoko-Duasudara - synonyms & subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Tangkoko-Duasudara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Tangkoko-Duasudara - general information". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Aset Sejarah Alam Dunia dan Rumah Satwa Sulawesi" [World natural history assets and Sulawesi animal house]. Nasional.Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Morrice, M G; Jezek, P A; Gill, J B; Whitford, D J; Monoarfa, M (1983). "An introduction to the Sangihe arc: volcanism accompanying arc-arc collision in the Molucca Sea, Indonesia". J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 19: 135–165.
  • Tatsumi, Y; Murasaki, M; Arsadi, E M; Nohda, S (1991). "Geochemistry of Quaternary lavas from NE Sulawesi: transfer of subduction components into the mantle wedge". Contr Mineral Petr. 107: 137–149.
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