Volcanic eruption
See 1968 on the mapEruption of Talang
14 Jan 1968 · 0.98° S, 100.68° E
Mount Talang (2,597 m [8,520 ft]) is an active stratovolcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Talang has two crater lakes on its flanks, the largest of which is 1 by 2 kilometres wide and is called Lake Talang.
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What the records say
- When
- 14 Jan 1968
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 0.98° S, 100.68° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- NE flank
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 261160
- Eruption number
- 15491
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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