Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted recently, shooting volcanic ash 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) into the sky.
About Mount Lewotobi:
It is a twin-peaked active volcano located on the tourist island of Flores in eastern Indonesia.
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.
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