Mount Tangkoko
Appearance
Mount Tangkoko | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,113 m (3,652 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 1°31′05″N 125°11′06″E / 01.518°N 125.185°E[2] |
Dimensions | |
Width | 3 km × 1.5 km (1.86 mi × 0.93 mi)[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Sulawesi |
Province | North Sulawesi |
Regency | Minahasa |
Geology | |
Mountain type | stratovolcano with lava dome[3] |
Rock types | [3] |
Last eruption | 1880[2] |
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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Tangkoko-Duasudara - synonyms & subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Tangkoko-Duasudara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Tangkoko-Duasudara - general information". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "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
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Mount Tongkoko at Wikimedia Commons
- Volcanological Survey of Indonesia (in Indonesian)
- Volcanic hazard map of Tangkoko volcano, North Sulawesi province
- Tangkoko volcano major historical eruptions — from the British Geological Survey