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Mount Rinjani (Gunung Rinjani, Sasak: Gunong Rinjani) is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok.[1]

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  1. 95 relations: Active volcano, Andesite, Archipelago, Australia (continent), Bali, Banana, Basalt, Caldera, Cassava, Cinnamon, Clove, Cocoa bean, Coconut, Coffee, Continental shelf, Copra, Cotton, Dacite, Double summit, Earthquake, East Lombok Regency, Explosive eruption, Fault (geology), Flores, Fractional crystallization (geology), Global Volcanism Program, Highland, Hinduism in Indonesia, Incandescence, Indigenous peoples, Indo-Australian Plate, Indonesia, Indonesian language, Japan, July 2018 Lombok earthquake, Lahar, Lake Segara Anak, Lava, Lesser Sunda Islands, List of islands by highest point, List of mountain peaks by prominence, List of volcanoes in Indonesia, Little Ice Age, Lombok, Magma, Maize, Mantle (geology), Mesozoic, Miocene, Mohorovičić discontinuity, ... Expand index (45 more) »

  2. 2010 in Indonesia
  3. 2010 natural disasters
  4. Calderas of Indonesia
  5. Drainage basins of Lombok
  6. Geoparks in Indonesia
  7. Landforms of Lombok
  8. Sacred mountains of Indonesia
  9. Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia
  10. Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Active volcano

An active volcano is a volcano that has erupted during the Holocene (the current geologic epoch that began approximately 11,700 years ago), is currently erupting, or has the potential to erupt in the future.

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Andesite

Andesite is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition.

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Archipelago

An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.

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Australia (continent)

The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul, Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, Oceania, or Meganesia to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

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Bali

Bali (English:; ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Banana

A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.

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Basalt

Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Cassava

Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc,--> or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes.

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.

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Clove

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum.

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Cocoa bean

The cocoa bean, also known simply as cocoa or cacao, is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted.

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Coconut

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos.

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Coffee

Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans.

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Continental shelf

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea.

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Copra

Copra (from) is the dried, white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Dacite

Dacite is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides.

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Double summit

A double summit, double peak, twin summit, or twin peak is a mountain or hill that has two summits, separated by a col or saddle.

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Earthquake

An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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East Lombok Regency

East Lombok Regency is a regency (Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara.

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Explosive eruption

In volcanology, an explosive eruption is a volcanic eruption of the most violent type.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

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Flores

Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia.

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Fractional crystallization (geology)

Fractional crystallization, or crystal fractionation, is one of the most important geochemical and physical processes operating within crust and mantle of a rocky planetary body, such as the Earth.

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Global Volcanism Program

The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years.

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Highland

Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills.

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Hinduism in Indonesia

Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia, based on civil registration data in 2023 from Ministry of Home Affairs, is practised by about 1.68% of the total population, and almost 87% of the population in Bali.

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Incandescence

Incandescence is the emission of electromagnetic radiation (including visible light) from a hot body as a result of its high temperature.

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Indigenous peoples

There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model.

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Indo-Australian Plate

The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and the surrounding ocean and extends north-west to include the Indian subcontinent and the adjacent waters.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Indonesian language

Indonesian is the official and national language of Indonesia.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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July 2018 Lombok earthquake

A Mw 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of.

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Lahar

A lahar (from ꦮ꧀ꦭꦲꦂ) is a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water.

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Lake Segara Anak

Segara Anak is a crater lake in the caldera that formed during the explosive volcanic eruption of Mount Samalas in 1257. Mount Rinjani and lake Segara Anak are Drainage basins of Lombok, Landforms of Lombok and volcanic crater lakes.

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Lava

Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface.

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Lesser Sunda Islands

The Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Sunda Kecil, Tetun: Illá Sunda ki'ik sirá; Balinese: Kapuloan Sunda cénik), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in Indonesian archipelago.

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List of islands by highest point

This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation.

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List of mountain peaks by prominence

This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence.

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List of volcanoes in Indonesia

The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate.

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Little Ice Age

The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region.

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Lombok

Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.

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Magma

Magma is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.

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Mantle (geology)

A mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

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Mesozoic

The Mesozoic Era is the penultimate era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Mohorovičić discontinuity

The Mohorovičić discontinuityusually called the Moho discontinuity, Moho boundary, or just Mohois the boundary between the crust and the mantle of Earth.

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Mount Agung

Mount Agung (Gunung Agung; Balinese: ᬕᬸᬦᬸᬂ​ᬅᬕᬸᬂ, Roman: gunung āgung) is an active volcano in Bali, Indonesia, southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. Mount Rinjani and Mount Agung are 21st-century volcanic events, active volcanoes of Indonesia, Holocene stratovolcanoes, Sacred mountains of Indonesia and Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia.

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Mount Kerinci

Mount Kerinci (also spelled Kerintji, among several other ways, and referred to as Gunung Kerinci, Gadang, Berapi Kurinci, Kerinchi, Korinci/Korintji, or Peak of Indrapura/Indrapoera) is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Sumatra, Indonesia. Mount Rinjani and mount Kerinci are active volcanoes of Indonesia, Holocene stratovolcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia and volcanic crater lakes.

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Mount Rinjani National Park

Mount Rinjani National Park is located on the island of Lombok, Indonesia in the North Lombok Regency.

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Mount Tambora

Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Mount Rinjani and Mount Tambora are active volcanoes of Indonesia, calderas of Indonesia, Holocene stratovolcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia and VEI-7 volcanoes.

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Mudflow

A mudflow, also known as mudslide or mud flow, is a form of mass wasting involving fast-moving flow of debris and dirt that has become liquified by the addition of water.

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North Lombok Regency

North Lombok Regency (Kabupaten Lombok Utara) is a regency of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara.

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NOTAM

A NOTAM (Notice to Airmen, Notice to Air Men, Notice to Airman or Notice to Air Missions) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the flight.

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Oceanic crust

Oceanic crust is the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates.

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Peridotite

Peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.

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Pyroclastic flow

A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of but is capable of reaching speeds up to.

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Ribu

A ribu is a mountain that reaches a topographic prominence of at least.

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Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes.

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Rinjani scops owl

The Rinjani scops owl (Otus jolandae) is a species of scops owl found only on Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia and its neighbouring Gili Islands.

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Sasak language

The Sasak language (base Sasak Balinese script: ᬪᬵᬲᬵᬲᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ᭄) is spoken by the Sasak ethnic group, which make up the majority of the population of Lombok, an island in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.

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Sasak people

The Sasak (Balinese script: ᬲᬸᬓᬸ​ᬲᬲᬓ᭄, Wång Sâsak) people live mainly on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, numbering around 3.6 million (85% of Lombok's population).

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Science (journal)

Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.

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Seismic velocity structure

Seismic velocity structure is the distribution and variation of seismic wave speeds within Earth's and other planetary bodies' subsurface.

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Somma volcano

A somma volcano, also known as a sommian, is a volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Soybean

The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.

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Sumba

Sumba (Soemba-eiland; pulau Sumba), natively also spelt as Humba, Hubba, Suba, or Zuba (in Sumba languages) is an Indonesian island (part of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial territory.

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Sumbawa

Sumbawa (Sumbawa: Semawa; Bima: Sombawa) is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast.

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Sunda Arc

The Sunda Arc is a volcanic arc that produced the volcanoes that form the topographic spine of the islands of Sumatra, Nusa Tenggara, Java, the Sunda Strait, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Sunda Trench

The Sunda Trench, earlier known as and sometimes still indicated as the Java Trench, is an oceanic trench located in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, formed where the Australian-Capricorn plates subduct under a part of the Eurasian Plate.

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Time in Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia, a country located in Southeast Asia has three time zones.

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Timor

Timor (Ilha de Timor, Illa Timór, Pulau Timor) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea.

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Tobacco

Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants.

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Tsunami

A tsunami (from lit) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

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Ultra-prominent peak

An ultra-prominent peak, or ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more; it is also called a P1500.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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UNESCO Global Geoparks

UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) are geoparks certified by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council as meeting all the requirements for belonging to the Global Geoparks Network (GGN). Mount Rinjani and UNESCO Global Geoparks are Global Geoparks Network members.

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Upland and lowland

Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level.

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Vanilla

Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from pods of the flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia).

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Volcanic ash

Volcanic ash consists of fragments of rock, mineral crystals, and volcanic glass, produced during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches) in diameter.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory Center

A Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) is a group of experts responsible for coordinating and disseminating information on atmospheric volcanic ash clouds that may endanger aviation.

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Volcanic crater lake

A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed by explosive activity or a collapse during a volcanic eruption. Mount Rinjani and volcanic crater lake are volcanic crater lakes.

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Volcanic explosivity index

The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a relative measure of the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions.

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Volcanic landslide

A volcanic landslide or volcanogenic landslide is a type of mass wasting that takes place at volcanoes.

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Wadati–Benioff zone

A Wadati–Benioff zone (also Benioff–Wadati zone or Benioff zone or Benioff seismic zone) is a planar zone of seismicity corresponding with the down-going slab in a subduction zone.

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West Nusa Tenggara

West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat – NTB) is a province of Indonesia.

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Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian—which crosses Greenwich, London, England—and east of the 180th meridian.

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1257 Samalas eruption

In 1257, a catastrophic eruption occurred at Samalas, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok. Mount Rinjani and 1257 Samalas eruption are volcanic eruptions in Indonesia.

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5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake

On 5 August 2018, a destructive and shallow earthquake measuring 6.9 (7.0 according to BMKG) struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia.

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See also

2010 in Indonesia

2010 natural disasters

Calderas of Indonesia

Drainage basins of Lombok

Geoparks in Indonesia

Landforms of Lombok

Sacred mountains of Indonesia

Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia

Volcanoes of the Lesser Sunda Islands

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rinjani

Also known as Gunung Rinjani, Mount Barujani, Mount Barujari, Mount Rindjani, Mount Rinjini, Mt. Rinjani, Rindjani, Rinjani.

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