Dukono Volcano (1335 m)

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Dukono is located at the northernmost of the Halmahera island. It has a broad profile and is capped by many compound craters. Dukono is a very active volcano. During the major eruption in 1550, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north flank cone of Mount Mamuya. It was an eruption of scale 3 on VEI. Death were reported by the figure is unknown. Smaller eruptions occurred in 1719, 1868, and 1901.[2] Since 1933, Dukono has been erupting continuously until the present.

Elevation: 1,335 metres (4,380 feet)[1]
Location: Halmahera, Indonesia
Type: Complex volcano
Last eruption: 2007 (continuing)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukono
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Coordinates:   1°41'59"N   127°52'39"E
This article was last modified 4 years ago