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Sinabung

Sinabung rises in the Karo highlands of northern Sumatra. Its renewed activity in 2010 illustrates the importance of long volcanic timescales when interpreting a previously quiet mountain.

Fast Facts

  • Sinabung is on Sumatra, northwest of the Sunda Strait–Krakatau region.
  • Activity resumed in 2010 after a long interval without a confirmed historical eruption.
  • Unstable lava domes can collapse into pyroclastic flows.
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