Kaba Volcano - John Seach

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Sumatra, Indonesia

3.52 S, 102.62 E
summit elevation 1952 m
stratovolcano

Kaba volcano is located in SW Sumatra. An extinct volcano (Hitam) is located closeby. Kaba Volcano is located at Rejanglebong Regency, Bengkulu, Sumatra. There are 8 craters show historical explosive activity.

In 1945 an eruption killed 276 people. The summit area of Kaba volcano contains three high peaks - Bukit Kaba, Bukit Itam (1893 m) and Bukit Malintang (1713 m) with three craters among them called Kaba west-old crater, Kaba middle-new crater and kaba vogelsang crater.

Eruption products include basaltic-andesit lava, pyroclastic flow and pyroclastic fall deposits.

Kaba Volcano Eruptions

2000, 1956, 1952, 1950-51, 1939-41, 1918?, 1907, 1873-92, 1868-69, 1853, 1834, 1833