Mount Gamkonora

Mount Gamkonora
Mount Gamkonora in 1984.
Elevation	1,635 m (5,364 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,635 m (5,364 ft)
Listing	Ultra Ribu
Location
Mount Gamkonora Halmahera, Indonesia
Coordinates	1°23′N 127°32′E / 1.38°N 127.53°E / 1.38; 127.53Coordinates: 1°23′N 127°32′E / 1.38°N 127.53°E / 1.38; 127.53[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	2007

Mount Gamkonora is the highest peak of Halmahera island, Indonesia. It has produced an elongated series of craters along the north-south rift. The largest eruption in 1673 was accompanied with tsunami which inundated the nearby villages.^[1] Between 1564 and 1989 the volcano erupted 12 times.^[2]

The volcano erupted again on July 10, 2007, with over 8,000 people reported to have fled their homes in the vicinity.^[3]

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Gamkonora". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0608-04=. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
2. ^ Global Volcanism 1975-1985. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1989. page 231. (ISBN 0-13-357203-X)
3. ^ "Thousands flee Indonesia volcano". BBC News. 2007-07-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6286946.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-10.