Mount Awu

Mount Awu
A shallow lake partially fills the summit crater in 1995
Elevation	1,320 m (4,331 ft) [1]
Listing	Ribu
Location
Mount Awu Sangir Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia
Coordinates	3°40′N 125°30′E / 3.667°N 125.5°E / 3.667; 125.5Coordinates: 3°40′N 125°30′E / 3.667°N 125.5°E / 3.667; 125.5
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	100,000
Last eruption	2004[1]

Mount Awu is the largest volcano in the Sangihe chain. Powerful eruptions occurred in 1711, 1812, 1856, 1892 and 1966 with devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that have resulted in more than 8,000 fatalities altogether. A 4.5 km wide of crater is found at the summit and a deep valley forms a passageways for lahars, splitting the flanks from the crater. This is a volcano in the Ring of Fire.^[1]

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Awu". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0607-04=. Retrieved 2006-12-31.