Mount Sinabung

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Mount Sinabung is an active stratovolcano in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, known for its frequent and often destructive eruptions in the 21st century.

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Mount Sinabung canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
ashFallAffected North Sumatra NERFINISHED
neighboring provinces
causedEvacuationsOf tens of thousands of people
causedFatalities yes
continent Asia
country Indonesia
elevationAboveSeaLevel 2460 m
8071 ft
eruptionReactivation August 2010
eruptiveStyle explosive eruptions
lava dome growth
pyroclastic flows
firstRecordedEruptionYear 1600s
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasCraterCount multiple craters
hazardType ash fall
lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
lastEruptionCentury 21st century
locatedIn North Sumatra NERFINISHED
locatedInRegency Karo Regency NERFINISHED
locatedNear Berastagi NERFINISHED
Lake Toba region NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Sumatra NERFINISHED
longDormancyUntil 2010
majorEruptionYear 2010
2013
2014
2016
2017
2018
2020
2021
monitoredBy Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation NERFINISHED
PVMBG NERFINISHED
mountainRange Barisan Mountains NERFINISHED
nearbyEthnicGroup Karo people NERFINISHED
notableFor destructive pyroclastic flows
frequent eruptions after long dormancy
large ash plumes
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
province North Sumatra Province NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting subduction of Indo-Australian Plate beneath Eurasian Plate
volcanicArc Sunda Arc NERFINISHED
volcanoNumber 261070
volcanoStatus active
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

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Barisan Mountains contains Mount Sinabung
Berastagi nearbyVolcano Mount Sinabung
Berastagi hasViewOf Mount Sinabung
Karo Highlands hasNearbyVolcano Mount Sinabung