Gamkonora
| Gamkonora | ||
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 Gamkonora as seen from the northwest coast of Halmahera near the village of Gamsungi (January 1984) |
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| height | 1635 m | |
| location | Maluku Utara ( Indonesia ) | |
| Coordinates | 1 ° 22 '48 " N , 127 ° 31' 48" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 2007 (active) | |
The Gamkonora , Indonesian Gunung Gamkonora, is an active volcano in the north of the Indonesian island of Halmahera , which belongs to the province of Maluku Utara . With a height of 1635 meters, it is the highest point on the island of Halmahera. The Gamkonora is a stratovolcano ; it has produced an elongated series of craters along the north-south fissure.
Eruptions
The largest eruption in 1673 was accompanied by a tsunami that flooded nearby villages. In the 20th century, the volcano erupted about every 10 years on average. On July 10, 2007, the volcano erupted again. Around 8,000 people left their homes near the volcano after fire and a three-kilometer cloud of ash were seen.
literature
- Lindsay MacClelland (Ed.): Global volcanism 1975-1985. The first decade of reports from the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Event Alert Network (SEAN) . Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs 1989.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gamkonora volcano volcano. Volcano Discovery
- ^ Thousands flee Indonesia volcano. BBC, July 10, 2007 (English)
Web links
- Gamkonora in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Map of hazardous zones of UNOSAT (pdf, 960 kB)
