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Mount Tarakan

Coordinates: 1°49′48″N 127°49′48″E / 1.83000°N 127.83000°E / 1.83000; 127.83000
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Mount Tarakan
Highest point
Elevation318 m (1,043 ft)[1]
ListingList of volcanoes in Indonesia
Coordinates1°49′48″N 127°49′48″E / 1.83000°N 127.83000°E / 1.83000; 127.83000[1]
Geography
Mount Tarakan is located in Indonesia
Mount Tarakan
Mount Tarakan
Halmahera, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain typePyroclastic cones
Last eruptionunknown[1]

Tarakan volcano is located in Indonesia's Halmahera island, near the shore of Galela Bay north east of Dukono volcano. Tarakan consists of two large cinder cones, namely Tarakan Lamo (large Tarakan) and Tarakan Itji (small Tarakan).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tarakan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-05-12.