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| Elevation: | 875 m (2,871 ft) | Prominence: | 875 m |
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| Ribu category: |  Spesial |
Province: | Nusa Tenggara Timur |
| Google Earth: | kml | Other names: | Paluweh |
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Paluweh volcano, also known as Rokatenda, forms the 8-km-wide island of Paluweh north of the volcanic arc that cuts across Flores Island. Although the volcano rises about 3000 m above the sea floor, its summit reaches only 875 m above sea level. The broad irregular summit region contains overlapping craters up to 900 m wide and several lava domes. Several flank vents occur along a NW-trending fissure. The largest historical eruption of Paluweh occurred in 1928, when a strong explosive eruption was accompanied by landslide-induced tsunamis and lava dome emplacement (Smithsonian). The last known eruption was in 1985.
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