Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Batu Tara
Tara, Batu
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 633m
- Last eruption
- 2015
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 633m
- Coordinates
- -7.791, 123.585
- Last eruption
- 2015
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The small isolated island of Batu Tara is located in the Flores Sea ~50 km N of Lembata (formerly Lomblen) Island and the main volcanic arc. A scarp on the eastern side reaches the sea, and vegetation covers the other flanks to within 50 m of the summit. This volcano is noted for its potassic leucite-bearing basanitic and tephritic rocks. The first recorded eruption, during 1847-52, produced explosions and a lava flow.
From Wikipedia
Batutara stratovolcano is a volcano located on the small isolated Komba Island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetation covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption began in 1847 and ended in 1852 with explosions and lava flows.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 2022VEI ?Observed2022-01-31 – 2022-01-31
- 2007VEI 2Observed2007-01-17 – 2015-11-26
- 2006VEI 1Method not stated2006-07-01 – 2006-07-01
- 1847VEI 2Observed1847-07-02 – 1852-08-31
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