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Imun volcano

lava dome 1505 m
Sumatra, Indonesia, 2.16°N / 98.93°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Imun volcano eruptions: not knownNo recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Imun is a single small dacitic and/or rhyolitic cone south of Lake Toba with a youthful, undissected morphology, and is considered to be of late-Pleistocene or Holocene age (Aldiss et al., 1983). Source: Smithsonian GVP

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Hot spring in Waimungu Volcanic Valley, one of Rotorua volcano's most known tourist attractions, NZ (Photo: Richard Arculus)
Hot spring in Waimungu Volcanic Valley, one of Rotorua volcano's most known tourist attractions, NZ (Photo: Richard Arculus)



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