Mount Tangkoko

Mount Tangkoko
Mount Tangkoko
	Mount Tangkoko as viewed from the sea
Highest point
Elevation	1,113 m (3,652 ft)
Coordinates	1°31′05″N 125°11′06″E / 01.518°N 125.185°E
Dimensions
Width	3 km × 1.5 km (1.86 mi × 0.93 mi)
Geography
	Mount Tangkoko Location in Sulawesi
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Province	North Sulawesi
Regency	Minahasa
Geology
Mountain type	stratovolcano with lava dome
Rock types	andesite / basaltic andesite; basalt / picro basalt; dacite;
Last eruption	1880; 144 years ago

Mount Tangkoko^[4] is a stratovolcano in the north of Sulawesi island in Indonesia. Its summit has an elongated deep crater.On the east flank is a flat lava dome, Batu Angus. Historical records only show eruptions in the 19th century.^[2]

The Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, in the northern part of Sulawesi island, is named after the volcano and home to such species as the Celebes crested macaque and spectral tarsier.

References

Citations

^ "Tangkoko-Duasudara - synonyms & subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tangkoko-Duasudara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tangkoko-Duasudara - general information". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ "Aset Sejarah Alam Dunia dan Rumah Satwa Sulawesi" [World natural history assets and Sulawesi animal house]. Nasional.Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

Bibliography

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Tatsumi, Y; Murasaki, M; Arsadi, E M; Nohda, S (1991). "Geochemistry of Quaternary lavas from NE Sulawesi: transfer of subduction components into the mantle wedge". Contr Mineral Petr. 107: 137–149.