Volcano Live

Halmahera, Indonesia

1.375 N, 127.52 E
summit elevation 1635 m
Stratovolcano

The volcano has an elongated summit 1.3 km in N-S direction. There are four craters with a lake in the northern crater.

Past eruptions of Gamkonora volcano have produced pyroclastic flows and lava flows which have reached villages in the west and northwest coast.
An increase in volcanic activity in July 2007 forced the evacuation of 8000 residents.