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
Type of rock	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, there is a flat lava dome Batu Angus. Historical records only show eruptions in the nineteenth century.^[2]

The Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, in the northern part of Sulawesi island, is named after the volcano and is a refuge for 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.