Mount Ibu ( id, Gunung Ibu) is a
stratovolcano at the north-west coast of
Halmahera
Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island.
Ha ...
island,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. The summit is truncated and contains nested
craters. The inner crater is wide and deep, while the outer is wide. A large
parasitic cone
A parasitic cone (also adventive cone or satellite cone) is the cone-shaped accumulation of volcanic material not part of the central vent of a volcano. It forms from eruptions from fractures on the flank of the volcano. These fractures occur ...
is at the north-east of the summit and a smaller one at the south-west. The latter feeds a
lava flow down the west flank. A group of
maars are on the western and northern side of the volcano.
Latest activity
In August 2009
Volcanological Survey of Indonesia Volcanological Survey of Indonesia is the official Indonesian government agency under Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources which are responsible for investigating, recording, and warning about volcanoes within the Indonesian region of responsibi ...
raised the eruption alert level for Ibu to "Orange".
Ibu alert "Orange"
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See also
* List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its globa ...
* Volcanological Survey of Indonesia Volcanological Survey of Indonesia is the official Indonesian government agency under Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources which are responsible for investigating, recording, and warning about volcanoes within the Indonesian region of responsibi ...
References
External links
Youtube video of eruption
uploaded Jan 6, 2016
Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia
Active volcanoes of Indonesia
Mountains of Indonesia
Volcanoes of Halmahera
Maars of Indonesia
Volcanic crater lakes
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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