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Mount Dukono

Mount Dukono:

The Mount Dukono erupted which prompted the Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre to issue an aviation warning.

  • Mount Dukono is located in Indonesia’s North Maluku province.
  • It is a complex volcano and one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.
  • The volcano, situated on Halmahera Island, spewed a column of ash up to 2,000 metres into the sky, with thick white-to-grey clouds drifting south of the crater.
  • It is standing 1,087 metres above sea level.
  • It has been erupting continuously since 1933, with frequent ash explosions and sulfur dioxide plumes