Mount Batutara

Batutara stratovolcano is a volcano located on the small isolated Komba Island in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. Vegetation covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption began in 1847 and ended in 1852 with explosions and lava flows.^[1]

Batu Tara eruption, photo courtesy Mike Mate

Batutara Komba
Batu Tara and the Lesser Sunda Islands as seen from the NASA MODIS satellite.
Highest point
Elevation	748 m (2,454 ft)[1]
Coordinates	7°47′28″S 123°35′06″E[1]
Geography
Batutara Komba Batutara in Indonesia
Location	East Nusa Tenggara
Country	Indonesia
Geology
Rock age	Holocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Sunda Arc
Last eruption	January 2007 – November 26, 2015[1]

See also

• Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia