Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12281

Two scoria cones of Tarakan volcano in northern Halmahera Island are seen here in this 22 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). Tarakan Lamo (on the east side of the lake) and Tarakan Itji (to the NW of Tarakan Lamo) have 800 and 500 m diameter craters, that are 160 and 125 m deep, respectively. Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Two scoria cones of Tarakan volcano in northern Halmahera Island are seen here in this 22 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). Tarakan Lamo (on the east side of the lake) and Tarakan Itji (to the NW of Tarakan Lamo) have 800 and 500 m diameter craters, that are 160 and 125 m deep, respectively.

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

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