Karangetang
{{Short description|Volcano on Siau Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Karangetang
| photo = Puncak Gunung Karangetang.jpg
| photo_caption = The peak of Mount Karangetang is seen from the western side of the island of Siau.
| photo_size = 260
| elevation = 1,827 m (South Peak)
1,797 m (North Peak)
| prominence_m = 1827
| listing = Ultra
Ribu
| location = Siau, Indonesia
| range =
| coordinates = {{coord|2|46|40|N|125|24|27|E|type:mountain|display=title,inline}}
| map = Indonesia Sulawesi
| topo =
| type = Stratovolcano
| age =
| last_eruption = 2023 Nov 24 (ongoing)
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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Karangetang, also known as Api Siau ("Fire of Siau") is a volcano on the north side of Siau Island off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island covers 160 km2, and had 46,459 inhabitants in mid 2023.{{cite web|title=4 feared dead after Indonesia volcano eruption|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38590966|publisher=Associated Press|year=2010|author=Niniek Karmini|accessdate=2010-08-06}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakatya, 2024. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, having erupted 41 times since 1675. A pyroclastic flow in 1997 killed three people.{{cite web|title=07/1997 (BGVN 22:07) Three people killed by a pyroclastic flow in June|url=http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0607-02=&volpage=var#bgvn_2207|work=Index of Monthly Reports (Karangetang [Api Siau])|publisher=www.volcano.si.edu|accessdate=12 March 2011}} Karangetang is the tallest mountain in offshore North Sulawesi, at 1827 meters above sea level.
Current activity
In August 2007 an eruptive episode forced evacuations from nearby areas.Arga, Adhityani (20 August 2007)[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-volcano-idUSJAK8485820070820 "Top alert for Indonesia volcano, villagers evacuate"], Reuters, 20 August 2007.
On 9 June 2009 the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia raised the eruption alert status of Karangetang to Level Orange.[http://portal.vsi.esdm.go.id/joomla/ VSI Alert]
On 6 August 2010 Karangetang again erupted, spewing lava and ash hundreds of meters into the air. Four villagers are missing.[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_VOLCANIC_ERUPTION?SITE=KTVB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Volcano in eastern Indonesia erupts; several people seriously hurt]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[https://archive.today/20100901104941/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iX0zLJU4yX9omqKMiAy2H7-Z7zHAD9HDUN384 Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia]
On 11 March 2011, a few hours after an earthquake in Japan caused a Pacific-wide tsunami, Mount Karangetang again erupted. There were no reports of serious damage or casualties, though lava and hot gas clouds were emitted onto its slopes.{{cite web|title=Indonesian volcano erupts|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/4760575/Indonesian-volcano-erupts|publisher=stuff.co.nz/AP|accessdate=12 March 2011|date=12 March 2011}}
On September 2, 2013, the volcano began erupting again. There was another spell of activity from November 2018 onwards. On 20 July 2019 a new eruption started, continuing as of October 2019. This was accompanied by effusion of lava.{{Cite web|url=https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=267020&vtab=Weekly|title=Global Volcanism Program {{!}} Karangetang|website=volcano.si.edu|access-date=2019-10-25}}
Dense white gas-and-steam plumes were visible from Karangetang on most days during 13-19 September, rising as high as 300 m. Seismicity during 1-7 September indicated lava from the SW side of Main Crater (S crater) continued to effuse but at a decreased rate, and that the number of earthquakes indicating avalanches had also decreased, according to Vulcanological Survey of Indonesia.
See also
Footnotes
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References
- {{cite gvp|vn=267020|name=Karangetang [Api Siau]}}
External links
- [http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/ Volcanological Survey of Indonesia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615045156/http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/ |date=2006-06-15 }}
- [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12982 "Karangetang, Indonesia" on Peakbagger]
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Category:Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia
Category:Mountains of Indonesia
Category:Landforms of the Celebes Sea
Category:Active volcanoes of Indonesia
Category:Holocene stratovolcanoes
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