Ebulobo

SUMMARY:

Type: composite
Activity: active
Last Eruption: 1969 AD
Rock Type: ?
Eruptive Volume: ? cu km
Location Map from Xerox PARC
Latitude: 8.81 S
Longitude: 121.18 E

GEOLOGIC HISTORY

Ebulobo, also referred to as Amburombu or Keo Peak, is a symmetrical stratovolcano in central Flores Island. The summit of Gunung Ebulobo cosists of a flat-topped lava dome. The 250-m-wide summit crater of the steep-sided volcano is breached on three sides.

Historic Activity:

• The Watu Keli lava flow traveled from the northern breach to 4 km from the summit in 1830, the first of only four recorded historical eruptions of the volcano.

Recent Activity:

• Small summit eruption in 1969.

Data Sources

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Link to Global Volcanism Network's Ebulobo Information

Last Update: 2/29/00