Volcanic eruption
See 1903 on the mapEruption of Nila
8 Dec 1903 · 6.73° S, 129.50° E
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.
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What the records say
- When
- 8 Dec 1903
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 6.73° S, 129.50° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 265060
- Eruption number
- 16379
Mount Nila
Volcanic island in Maluku, Indonesia
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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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page