Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Nila
Nila
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 781m
- Last eruption
- 1968
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Inner Banda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 781m
- Coordinates
- -6.730, 129.500
- Last eruption
- 1968
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 5 x 6 km Nila Island in the Banda Sea is comprised of a low-rimmed caldera breached at sea level on the south and east, with a youthful forested cone.
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From Wikipedia
Nila volcano forms completely an isolated 5 × 6 km wide of island with the same name in the Barat Daya Islands of the Banda Sea, Indonesia. The volcano comprises a low caldera with its rims breach into the sea surface on the south and the east side. The dominantly andesitic volcano contains a young forested cone at the elevation of 781 m height.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1903 – 1968
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1932, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 4
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1968VEI 1Observed1968-05-07 – 1968-06-16East flank
- 1964VEI 1Observed1964-03-16 – 1964-03-16
- 1932VEI 2Observed1932-03-13 – end unknownSE flank
- 1903VEI 2Observed1903-12-08 – end unknown
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