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Mount Sekincau, the Glossary

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Sekincau is a volcano with two calderas, Belirang (2 km wide) and Balak (2.5 km wide), located in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Caldera, Fumarole, Indonesia, List of volcanoes in Indonesia, Sumatra, Volcanic crater.

  2. Calderas of Indonesia
  3. Mountains of Sumatra
  4. Volcanoes of Sumatra

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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Fumarole

A fumarole (or fumerole) is a vent in the surface of the Earth or another rocky planet from which hot volcanic gases and vapors are emitted, without any accompanying liquids or solids.

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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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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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Sumatra

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.

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Volcanic crater

A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity.

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See also

Calderas of Indonesia

Mountains of Sumatra

Volcanoes of Sumatra

References

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

Also known as Sekincau Belirang.