Batu Tara

Batu Tara alias Komba
Batu Tara and the Lesser Sunda Islands as seen from the NASA MODIS satellite.
Elevation	748 m (2,454 ft)[1]
Location
Batu Tara alias Komba Batu Tara
Location	East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Coordinates	7°47′31″S 123°34′44″E / 7.792°S 123.579°E / -7.792; 123.579Coordinates: 7°47′31″S 123°34′44″E / 7.792°S 123.579°E / -7.792; 123.579
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	Holocene
Last eruption	2007 to 2015 (ongoing)

Batu Tara stratovolcano is a small isolated island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetations covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption occurred in 1852 with explosions and lava flows.^[1]

Batu Tara eruption, photo courtesy Mike Mate

See also

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References