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Ambang

Complex volcano · Indonesia · 1795m

Ambang volcano, towering above farmlands below its western flank, is a large stratovolcano at the western end of a volcanic chain stretching across the northern arm of the island of Sulawesi. The only recorded historical eruption took place during the 1840's. Five solfatara fields occur at the summit of Gunung Ambang.
Ambang volcano, towering above farmlands below its western flank, is a large stratovolcano at the western end of a volcanic chain stretching across the northern arm of the island of Sulawesi. The only recorded historical eruption took place during the 1840's. Five solfatara fields occur at the summit of Gunung Ambang. · Photo: Anonymous, 1996.
Type
Complex volcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Western Pacific Volcanic Regions / Sangihe Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1795m
Coordinates
0.750, 124.420
Last eruption
2005
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The compound Ambang volcano is the westernmost of the active volcanoes on the northern arm of Sulawesi. The stratovolcano rises 750 m above lake Danau. Several craters up to 400 m in diameter and five solfatara fields are located at the summit.

Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1845~1861 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1989~2005 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 118451877192519571989

Detailed timeline

  1. 2005VEI 1Observed
    2005-12-22 – Ongoing
  2. 1845 (±5 yrs)VEI ?Observed
    1845 – Ongoing

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