Banda Api

Banda Api

Infobox Mountain
Name=Banda Api
Photo=BandaVolcano.jpg
Caption=
Elevation=640 metres (2,100 feet)cite web|title=Banda Api|work=Global Volcanism Program|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|url=http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0605-09=|accessdate=2006-12-29]
Location=Banda Sea, Indonesia
Range=
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|4.525|S|129.871|E|type:mountain
Topographic

Type=Caldera
Age=
Last eruption= 1988
First ascent=
Easiest route=

The small Banda Api island is an active volcano in Banda Sea, which has been observed since the Age of Exploration when the Portuguese Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands competed in the area for spice trade. A 7 km wide of mostly submerged caldera is located at the northwest corner of the volcano.

See also

* List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References


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