Ilimuda (Indonesia)

Status Normal Eruption Unknown 881m
Stratovolcano (Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown)

The broad Ilimuda volcano, located 6.5 km north of Lewotobi Lakilaki volcano opposite Konga bay in eastern Flores Island, contains a 1-km-wide, 450-m-deep crescentic crater open to the SE. Satellitic cones, including the Ilibotong lava dome, are located on the lower SE and NE flanks. No historical eruptions are known from Gunung Ilimuda. A fumarole is located inside the NE crater rim.

Ilimuda volcano, rising above Sukutukang village on its WSW flank, is a low, 1100-m-high stratovolcano with a large crater breached to the SE. The volcano overlooks Konga bay on the east. No historical eruptions are known from Ilimuda, although an active fumarole is located inside the NE crater rim.

Photo by A.D. Wirasaputra, 1980 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

Last updated 2019-08-04 00:28:02