Éruption volcanique

Eruption of Karangetang

20 juin 1940 · Indonesia

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Quand
20 juin 1940
Type
Éruption volcanique
Position
Indonesia
Coordonnées
2.78° N, 125.41° E
Vei
2
Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Volcano type
Stratovolcano

Karangetang

Volcano on Siau Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Karangetang, also known as Api Siau is a volcano on the north side of Siau Island off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island covers 160 km2, and had 46,459 inhabitants in mid 2023. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, having erupted 41 times since 1675. A pyroclastic flow in 1997 killed three people. Karangetang is the tallest mountain in offshore North Sulawesi, at 1827 meters above sea level.

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