Patuha Volcano
Updated: 25. Apr. 2024 18:55 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2434 m / 7,985 ft
Westjava (Indonesien)
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
Westjava (Indonesien)
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
Patuha volcano is an old, forest-covered twin volcano with two craters 600 m apart located SW of Bandung city, the capital of West Java. One of its craters is being mined for sulphur.
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Beschreibung
The volcano is andesitic in composition. Its two craters are aligned NW-SE. The NW-most crater is the highest and dry, while Kawah Putih, the second crater has a shallow greenish-white crater lake and is mined for sulfur.Lahar and large debris-avalanche deposits are present up to 20 km NE of the volcano. The volcano was formed during the late Pleistocene, but no historical eruptions are known from Patuha.
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