Laworkawra

Facts

  • Elevation: 781 m (2,562 ft)
  • Prominence: 781 m
  • Ribu category: Spesial
  • Province: Maluku (Moluccas)
  • Google Earth: kml
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  • Other names: Nila
  • Eruptions: 1903, 1932, 1964, 1968

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Bagging It!

The 5 x 6 km Nila Island in the Banda Sea is comprised of a low-rimmed caldera whose rim is breached at sea level on the south and east and contains a 781-m-high youthful forested cone. Phreatic eruptions from the dominantly andesitic Nila, also known as Laworkawra, have occurred from summit vents and flank fissures in historical time. A 1932 eruption from a fissure that extended from the summit to the SE coast produced heavy ashfall that forced abandonment of Rumadai village (Smithsonian).

Practicalities

    • Getting there: The Pelni ship Sabuk Nusantara 71 visits these remote islands approximately every two weeks from Ambon.
    • Accommodation: Unknown
    • Permits: Unknown – take a photocopy of your passport photo page just incase.
    • Water sources: Unknown

Local Average Monthly Rainfall (mm):
ambon

Location

Links and References

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