July 30, 2018
Mt. Banua Wuhu
PROFILE
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Name: |
Mt. Banua Wuhu; Mt. Banua Buaya; |
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Banua Wuhu submarine volcano rises more than 400 m from the sea floor in the Sangihe Islands of Indonesia. Historical records show that several ephemeral islands are formed and disappeared. A 90 m high island was formed in 1835, but then dwindled to only a few rocks in 1848. Another new island was formed in 1919 but then disappeared by 1935 . Mount Banua Wuhu is in the southwest of Mahengetang Island which has an area of approximately 1 km2, the population living on the island is not necessarily, but only the fishermen and the manager of the coconut plantation. The inhabitants only have a somewhat flat area, even the old crater that is contested as a residential area. Kemmerling (May 1921) said that Mahengetang Island in the east is a small village with a population of 200 souls that can be moved at any time to another place, but after 81 years in the village which is now a more densely populated village there are population data that can be made as a reference … |
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GOVERMENT ADMINISTRATION
Province | North Sulawesi |
City / Regency | Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe |
Distrik | Kecamatan Tatoareng; |
Village | Desa Taleko Batusaiki; Desa Mahengetang; |
PHISICAL CONDITION
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Condition; |
a vulcano / active |
History of eruption; |
1835: 23 – April 26, The earliest recorded eruption in history took place, namely the lava flow from the central crater. 1889: 6 – 9 September, extrusion of the lava dome from the central crater 1895: July – end of year: the normal explosive of the central crater 1904: 17 – April 18, August 27. The explosion of the central crater threw rocks all the way to P. Ngihadi beach. 1918: 18 July eruption produces a rocky stone spread over the surface of the sea extends as far as the eye can see, August 20 sounds great sound followed by a strong sulfur smell so many fish are drunk and dead, December: the activity in the central crater that destroys the peak 1919: 2 February: lava exit 2 April: lava exits and explosive eruptions, tidal water, great explosions occurred that destroyed coconut trees and burned 25 houses on the east coast. April 3: 10:30 am eruption with a blob of steam boiling as high as 4 – 5000 m accompanied by great eruptions. |
Elevation (meters above sea level); |
−5 m (−16 ft)) |
Type of eruption; |
The eruption of the central crater is explosive eruption resulting in pyroclastic fall and effusive eruption of lava flows, and can cause high tides.… |
Topology & Geology; |
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Temperature; |
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OTHER HABITAT
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