Mount Tangkoko
is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
in the north of
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
island in
Indonesia
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. Its summit has an elongated deep
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
. On the east flank, there is a flat
lava dome
In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano. Dome-building eruptions are common, particularly in convergent plate boundary settings. Around 6% of eruptions on ...
Batu Angus. Historical records only show eruptions in the nineteenth century.
[
The ]Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve
Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve also known as Tangkoko-Batuangus Dua Saudara is a nature reserve in the northern part of Sulawesi island of Indonesia, two hours drive from Manado. The reserve covers an area of 8,700 hectares and includes three ...
is a refuge for such species as the Celebes crested macaque and spectral tarsier.
See also
* Batuputih Natural Park
* List of volcanoes in Indonesia
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
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Volcanological Survey of Indonesia
Volcanic hazard map of Tangkoko volcano, North Sulawesi province
Tangkoko volcano major historical eruptions
— from the British Geological Survey
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The BGS h ...
Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia
Active volcanoes of Indonesia
Mountains of Sulawesi
Volcanoes of Sulawesi
Landforms of North Sulawesi
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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