Mount Lokon
Mountain in North Sulawesi, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Lokon (Indonesian: Lo'kon), also known as Gunung Lokon, together with Mount Empung, is a twin volcano (2.2 km or 1.4 mi apart) in the Tomohon, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly 10 km (6 mi) south of Manado. Both rise above the Tondano plain and are among active volcanoes of Sulawesi. Mount Lokon has a flat and craterless top.[1] Its active crater is located on its foot, named "Tompaluan" crater.
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Mount Lokon | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,580 m (5,180 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ribu |
Coordinates | 1°21′30″N 124°47′30″E[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Mountain of Rice Fields |
Language of name | Indonesian |
Geography | |
Location | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 400,000 years |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | May 2015 (ongoing)[1] |
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