Mount Tarakan

Tarakan
Tarakan
Halmahera, Indonesia
Highest point
Elevation 318 m (1,043 ft)[1]
Listing List of volcanoes in Indonesia
Coordinates 1°49′48″N 127°49′48″E / 1.83000°N 127.83000°E / 1.83000; 127.83000Coordinates: 1°49′48″N 127°49′48″E / 1.83000°N 127.83000°E / 1.83000; 127.83000[1]
Geography
Location Halmahera, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type Pyroclastic cones
Last eruption unknown[1]

Tarakan volcano is located in Indonesia's Halmahera islands, near the shore of Galela Bay north east of Dukono volcano. Tarakan consists of two large cinder cones, namely Tarakan Lamo (large Tarakan) and Tarakan Itji (small Tarakan).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tarakan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-05-12.


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