Coordinates: 7°47′28″S 123°35′06″E / 7.791°S 123.585°E / -7.791; 123.585

Mount Batutara

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Batutara
Komba
Batu Tara and the Lesser Sunda Islands as seen from the NASA MODIS satellite.
Highest point
Elevation748 m (2,454 ft)[1]
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Geography
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LocationEast Nusa Tenggara
CountryIndonesia
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcSunda Arc
Last eruptionJanuary 2007 – November 26, 2015[1]

Batutara stratovolcano is a volcano located on the small isolated Komba Island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetation covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption began in 1847 and ended in 1852 with explosions and lava flows.[1]

Batu Tara eruption, photo courtesy Mike Mate

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