Moti volcano

Moti (also spelled Motir) volcano forms a 5 km wide island surrounded by coral reefs north of Makian volcano. It is part of the N-S aligned chain of volcanoes off the W coast of Halmahera Island, Indonesia.

Background:

Moti has a truncated conical shape with a crater on the SSW side, and a lava flow is visible on the NW base. The volcano has no confirmed historic activity, although there are reports about a possible small eruption in 1774 or shortly before, although it is likely that this came from its more active neighbor Gamalana.

Moti Photos:

Little creek at the valley of Anemotia (Photo: Tobias Schorr)	View of the lava lake at night, partly obscured by fumes. It's impossible to photograph the real sight - raising emotions, pictures and dreams of the birth of earth. (Ph...	The motion induced by a rising gas bubble breaks up the crust around it. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Olmoti crater (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)