Karang volcan

Mise à jour: 13 août. 2022 06:30 GMT - Refresh

stratovolcan 1776 m / 5,833 ft
Java Ouest (Indonésie), -6.27°S / 106.05°E
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)

Gunung Karang volcano lies in westernmost Java near Pulosari volcano SE of the geologically young 15-km-wide Danau caldera. The eroded and forested stratovolcano of andesitic and basaltic composition is the highest of a group of stratovolcanoes in the Danau caldera area.

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Style éruptif tipique: Explosive
Eruptions du volcan Karang:
Derniers séismes proches: No recent earthquakes

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Introduction

Karang probably has had activity less than 10,000 years ago. It contains 2 craters on its eastern flank, Kawah Welirang and Kawah Haji, where active fumaroles are found.

Karang Photos

Karangetang side lit by the setting moon (Photo: Thomas Spinner)

The active northern crater of Karangetang in Feb 2019. (Photo: Thomas Spinner)

Night-time view of Karangetang with Venus. (Photo: Thomas Spinner)

Gunung Karangtang (South Crater) with lava flows, View From A Hillside Above Winangun Village, Siau Island, North Maluku, Indonesia (Photo: Jay Ramji)

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