Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki

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Recently, a volcanic eruption in Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia spewed ash cloud to a whopping 11 kilometers.

About Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki

• Location: It is located in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Flores Island.
• It is situated along the famous ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Pacific region.
• It is one of the most frequently active volcanoes in the region. 
• It has two peaks arranged on a NW-SE line separated by 2 km and a 1232 m high saddle. This gave the twin volcano its name, Lewotobi, “husband and wife”.
• The two peaks correspond to the Lewotobi Lakilaki (man) and Lewotobi Perempuan (woman) stratovolcanoes. 
• Lewotobi Lakilaki (1584 m) has a summit crater of 400 m diameter open to the north. Lewotobi Perampuan (1703 m)’s crater is 700 m wide.
• Lewotobi Lakilaki has been frequently active during the 19th and 20th centuries, while the taller and broader Lewotobi Perempuan has erupted only twice in historical time.
• Small lava domes have grown during the 20th century in the summit craters of both volcanoes.

Source: HT

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