Mount Sirung ( id, Gunung Sirung) is an active volcano

complex volcano A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or a volcanic complex, is a mixed landform consisting of related volcanic centers and their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock. They may form due to changes in eruptive habit or in t ...

located on Pantar Island in the Alor archipelago of the eastern Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timor. The

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can be reached by an easy hike from the village of Kakamauta. Inside the crater is a large sulphurous

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and several active steam vents. The last major

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occurred 1970, and regular gas and clastic eruptions have occurred since 2004. A small eruption beginning May 12, 2012 triggered an evacuation of an area within a 1.5 km radius of the caldera. Sirung volcano, Pantar island, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia

Sirung volcano, Pantar island, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia

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Status Gunung Sirung Turun Jadi Waspada
Suara Mereka, 27 Mei 2012. (In Indonesian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sirung Mountains of Indonesia Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands Complex volcanoes Volcanic crater lakes Active volcanoes of Indonesia

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