Mount Sirung
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| Mount Sirung | |
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 Sirung caldera in 2004 |
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| Elevation | 862 m |
| Location | Pantar Island, East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia) |
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| Type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | 1987 |
Mount Sirung (Indonesian: Gunung Sirung) is an active complex volcano located on Pantar Island in the Alor archipelago of the eastern Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timor. The crater rim can be reached by an easy hike from the village of Kakamauta. Inside the crater is a large sulphur lake and several active steam vents. The volcano last erupted in 1987, and regular gas and clastic eruptions have occurred since 2004.
