{"id":101476,"date":"2026-05-02T15:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=101476"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:48:36","slug":"mount-dukono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mount-dukono\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Dukono"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mount Dukono Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Dukono in eastern Indonesia erupted recently, sending an ash column up to 1,400 meters above its summit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mount Dukono<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an<\/span><b> active volcano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located on <\/span><b>Halmahera Island <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in North Maluku, <\/span><b>Indonesia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>complex volcano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presenting a broad, low profile with <\/span><b>multiple summit peaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>overlapping craters.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing at 1,087 meters above sea level, Mount Dukono is one of Indonesia&#8217;s 127 active volcanoes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is part of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pacific-ring-of-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Pacific Ring of Fire<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a region with high tectonic activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Since its first eruption in 1933,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the volcano has exhibited<\/span><b> significant volcanic activity, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b>frequent eruptions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and smoke emissions.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eruptions have been <\/span><b>explosive <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and also <\/span><b>produced lava flows and mudflows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It often produces <\/span><b>ash <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plumes that can <\/span><b>reach several kilometers into the atmosphere.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>tropical rainforest surrounding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the volcano is home to various endemic flora and fauna species. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-my\/news\/other\/indonesia-s-mount-dukono-erupts-ash-column-rises-1-400-metres\/ar-AA207SM2?apiversion=v2&amp;domshim=1&amp;noservercache=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;bundles=feat-es2020-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MSN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Dukono is an active volcano located on Halmahera Island in North Maluku, Indonesia. 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