Mount Ruang
| Ruang | |
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 Ruang from the island of Tagulandang | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Spesial Ribu |
| Coordinates | 2°18′N 125°22′E / 2.30°N 125.37°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sangihe Islands, Indonesia |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | April 2024 (ongoing) |
Ruang is the southernmost stratovolcano in the Sangihe Islands arc. It comprises an island 4 × 5 km wide. The summit contains a partial lava dome and reaches some 725 meters (2,379 ft) in altitude. From its summit, Klabat's peak in the south, that of Siau to the north, and Ternate to the east can all be seen.[2]
Eruptions
The first recorded eruption was in 1808.[1] Dr. Adolf Meyer witnessed a large eruption in 1871. Ruang was uninhabited at the time, but the inhabitants of nearby Tagulandang had many plantations on its slopes. The eruption destroyed these in minutes and caused a tsunami that obliterated most of their large village, situated on Tagulandang, opposite Ruang. Most of the village's inhabitants drowned, and their bodies afterward could be seen on the beach.[2]
Eruptions in April 2024 prompted over 800 people to evacuate the island for nearby Tagulandang.[3] On 17 April, authorities raised the volcano's alert level to four, the highest in Indonesia, and issued a tsunami alert which led to orders for residents and evacuees in Tagulandang to be moved to Manado in mainland Sulawesi.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ruang". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b Rowley, G. D. (1877). Ornithological Miscellany. Vol. 2. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 324–325.
- ^ "Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts". Reuters. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave". Associated Press. April 18, 2024.
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External links
Media related to Mount Ruang at Wikimedia Commons
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