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Mount Sukaria

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Mount Sukaria
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Highest point
Elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°47′31″S 121°46′12″E / 8.792°S 121.77°E / -8.792; 121.77
Geography
LocationFlores, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain typecaldera

Sukaria is an 8 km wide caldera to the northeast of Mount Iya on Flores, Indonesia. The southern caldera wall is irregular and a small fumarolic area is found in the western flanks which contains several vents and eject geyser-like water column. No historical records of its activity are available from this volcanic caldera.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sukaria Caldera". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.