Manuk | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 282 m (925 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 5°32′38″S 130°18′19″E / 5.5439°S 130.3054°E |
Geography | |
Location | Banda Sea, Indonesia |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
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Manuk is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Administratively it is part of the Maluku Tengah Regency, Maluku Province.[2]
Manuk means bird in various Austronesian languages.
Mount Manuk
[edit]Mount Manuk is a truncated andesitic volcano on Manuk Island. Rising 3,000 m from the sea floor, it is the easternmost volcano of the Banda Arc chain that forms a volcanic island. No confirmed historical eruptions are known from Manuk.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Manuk". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Maluku Tengah Regency