Gamalama Volcano - John Seach

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Ternate Island, Indonesia

0.80 N, 127.325 E
summit elevation 1715 m
Stratovolcanoes

Gamalama is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Eruptions currently occur at Arfat cone. The volcano makes up the entire island of Ternate.

There are nine craters at Gamalama volcano:
Arfat Crater, Madiena, K1, K2, K3, K4, Laguna Lake, Tolire Jaha and Tolire Kecil (Kusumadinata, 1979).

Gamalama Volcano Eruptions

2003, 2000, 1994, 1993, 1991?, 1990, 1988, 1983, 1980, 1962-63, 1938, 1933, 1932, 1923, 1918, 1911, 1907, 1900?, 1898, 1897, 1896?, 1895, 1884, 1884?, 1871, 1868-69, 1868, 1864-65, 1864, 1864?, 1863?, 1862, 1860?, ?1858-59, 1849-50, 1847, 1847, 1846, 1845?, 1844?, 1843, 1842, 1841?, 1840, 1839, 1838, 1835, 1833, 1831, 1821?, 1814, 1812, 1811, 1775, 1773-74, 1773, 1771-72, 1770, 1763, 1739, 1737, 1687, 1686, 1676, 1659, 1653, 1648, 1643?, 1635, 1608, 1605, 1561, 1538.