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GVP volcano 264010 · no holder yet

Batur

Batur is a 1,711 m caldera in Indonesia, erupting as recently as 2000.

Type
Caldera
Summit
1,711 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2000
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1974
Eruptions
25 confirmed in the record
Where
8.24°S 115.38°E · Indonesia
Region
Sunda Volcanic Arc, Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 264010

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