Gunung Awu Volcano

Japanese: アウ火山 - あうかざん(英語表記)Gunung Awu
Gunung Awu Volcano

An active volcano on Sangihe Island in northeastern Indonesia. It is 1,320 meters above sea level. It is made of basalt and andesite, and erupts from the crater lake on the mountainside. Since 1640, it has erupted frequently, causing a great deal of devastation with explosions, mudslides, and hot clouds. The death toll is about 3,200 people in 1711, about 1,000 in 1812, about 2,800 in 1856, about 1,500 in 1892, and about 90 in 1966.

[Akira Suwa]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

インドネシア北東部、サンギヘ島の活火山。標高1320メートル。玄武岩質、安山岩質で、山腹の火口湖でも噴火する。1640年以降しばしば噴火し、爆発、泥流、熱雲で多くの惨害を出した。死者は、1711年約3200人、1812年約1000人、1856年約2800人、1892年約1500人、1966年約90人などである。

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