Indonesia · Pyroclastic cone
Mount Tarakan
Tarakan
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Elevation
- 317m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Western Pacific / Halmahera Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 317m
- Coordinates
- 1.832, 127.825
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Minor (basaltic)
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Two cinder cones between Galela Bay and Lake Galela on norther Halmahera, NE of Dukono volcano, were mapped by Supriatna (1980) as basaltic and Holocene.
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From Wikipedia
Tarakan volcano is located in Indonesia's Halmahera island, near the shore of Galela Bay north east of Dukono volcano. Tarakan consists of two large cinder cones, namely Tarakan Lamo and Tarakan Itji.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
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