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Ambang

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Country:Indonesia
Subregion Name:Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Volcano Number:0606-02=
Volcano Type: Complex volcano
Volcano Status:Historical
Last Known Eruption: 1845 ± 5 years
Summit Elevation: 1795 m 5,889 feet
Latitude: 0.75°N 0°45'0"N
Longitude: 124.42°E 124°25'0"E

The compound Ambang volcano is the westernmost of the active volcanoes on the northern arm of Sulawesi. The 1795-m-high stratovolcano rises 750 m above lake Danau. Several craters up to 400 m in diameter and five solfatara fields are located at the summit. Ambang's only known historical eruption, of unspecified character, took place in the 1840s.

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