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Country: | Indonesia | |
| Subregion Name: | Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0604-01= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Caldera | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 2000 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 1717 m | 5,633 feet | |
| Latitude: | 8.242°S | 8°14'30"S | |
| Longitude: | 115.375°E | 115°22'30"E | |
| The historically active Batur volcano is located at the center of two concentric calderas NW of Agung volcano. The outer 10 x 13.5 km wide caldera was formed during eruption of the Bali (or Ubud) Ignimbrite about 29,300 years ago and now contains a caldera lake on its SE side, opposite the satellitic cone of 2152-m-high Gunung Abang, the topographic high of the Batur complex. The inner 6.4 x 9.4 km wide caldera was formed about 20,150 years ago during eruption of the Gunungkawi Ignimbrite. The SE wall of the inner caldera lies beneath Lake Batur; Batur cone has been constructed within the inner caldera to a height above the outer caldera rim. The 1717-m-high Batur stratovolcano has produced vents over much of the inner caldera, but a NE-SW fissure system has localized the Batur I, II, and III craters along the summit ridge. Historical eruptions have been characterized by mild-to-moderate explosive activity sometimes accompanied by lava emission. Basaltic lava flows from both summit and flank vents have reached the caldera floor and the shores of Lake Batur in historical time. | |||
