Batutara
Komba
Batu Tara and the Lesser Sunda Islands as seen from the NASA MODIS satellite.
Highest point
Elevation748 m (2,454 ft)[1]
Coordinates7°47′31″S 123°34′44″E / 7.792°S 123.579°E / -7.792; 123.579
Geography
BatutaraKomba is located in Indonesia
BatutaraKomba
Batutara
Komba
Batutara in Indonesia
LocationEast Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2007 to 2015 (ongoing)

Batutara stratovolcano is a volcano located on the small isolated Komba Island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetation 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. 1 2 "Batu Tara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.


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