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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Volcanoes In Banda Sea

The Banda Sea in the south of the Molucca archipelago includes a small group of islands. Three major tectonic plates beneath the sea, Eurasian, Pacific and Indo-Australian plates, have been converging since the Mesozoic epoch. Volcanoes in the Banda Sea are mainly islands, but some are submarine volcanoes.

Name
Shape
Elevation
Last eruption (VEI)
(m)
(ft)
Emperor of China
submarine
-2,850
-9,350
unknown
Nieuwerkerk
submarine
-2,285
-7,500
unknown
Gunungapi Wetar
stratovolcano
282
925
1699 (3)
Wurlali
stratovolcano
868
2,850
3 June 1892 (2)
Teon
stratovolcano
655
2,150
3 June 1904 (2)
Nila
stratovolcano
781
2,500
7 May 1968 (1)
Serua
stratovolcano
641
2,100
18 September 1921 (2)
Manuk
stratovolcano
282
925
unknown
Banda Api
caldera
640
2,100
9 May 1988 (3)
 


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