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Gilbanta volcano

Stratovolcano (?), Caldera unknown
Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, -8.42°S / 119.32°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unknown
Gilbanta volcano eruptions: unknown, 1957 (?)
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Mon, 22 Jun 2020
Mon, 22 Jun 15:00 UTCM 2.9 / 12 km24 kmFlores Region, Indonesia
Gilbanta (also spelled Gilibanta) is a submarine volcano off the western coast of Komodo Island. There are vague reports suggesting activity in 1957.

Background:

The small island of Gilibanta was reported by a pilot to be destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1957, but the report has not been confirmed by scientific sources and is considered doubtful (Hantke, 1962). Ratman and Yasin (1978) map the island as a Quaternary volcano with a caldera open to the north forming Ouingke Bay.


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