The launch of a new GVP website is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013.
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Country: | Indonesia | |
| Subregion Name: | Halmahera (Indonesia) | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0608-04= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 2007 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 1635 m | 5,364 feet | |
| Latitude: | 1.38°N | 1°23'0"N | |
| Longitude: | 127.53°E | 127°32'0"E | |
| The shifting of eruption centers on Gamkonora, at 1635 m the highest peak of Halmahera, has produced an elongated series of summit craters along a N-S trending rift. Youthful-looking lava flows originate near the cones of Gunung Alon and Popolojo, south of Gamkonora. Since its first recorded eruption in the 16th century, Gamkonora has typically produced small-to-moderate explosive eruptions. Its largest historical eruption, in 1673, was accompanied by tsunamis that inundated villages. | |||
