Bukit Lumut Balai volcano

stratovolcano 2055 m
Sumatra, Indonesien, -4.22°S / 103.62°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

Bukit Lumut Balai is a heavily eroded volcano consisting of three eruption centers, two on Bukit Lumut and one on the NE side of Bukit Balai, 5 km to the east. Large lava flows occur on the north side of Bukit Balai.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Bukit Lumut Balai volcano eruptions: not known

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The age of the latest eruption of the volcano is not known, but active fumarole fields are found in two crescentic basins that open to the north on Bukit Lumut.


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