Mount Gamkonora

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Mount Gamkonora
Elevation 1,635 metres (5,364 ft)[1]
Location Halmahera, Indonesia
Coordinates 1.38° N 127.53° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 2007

Mount Gamkonora is the highest peak of Halmahera island, Indonesia. It has produced an elongated series of craters along the north-south rift. The largest eruption in 1673 was accompanied with tsunami which inundated the nearby villages.[1]

The volcano erupted again on July 10, 2007, with over 8,000 people having reported to have fleed their homes in the vicinity.[2]

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Indonesia Portal
  1. ^ a b Gamkonora. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
  2. ^ Thousands flee Indonesia volcano. BBC News (2007-07-10). Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
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