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Mount Dukono in Indonesia erupted, prompting an aviation warning and safety advisory due to volcanic ash hazards

About Mount Dukono

• Mount Dukono is located in Indonesia’s North Maluku province
• Recently it erupted, prompting safety measures, raised concerns for aviation safety and local residents.
• The eruption sent ash clouds rising up to 2,000 metres, stands at around 1,235 meters above sea level.
• It is an active volcano situated on Halmahera Island in North Maluku, Indonesia, erupted for the first time in 1933
• It exhibits significant volcanic activities like frequent smoke emissions and eruptions.
• Indonesia’s Volcanoes
• Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes, the most in any country of the world.
• The most active volcanoes in Indonesia are Mount Merapi and Kelut, both are located on Java Island.
• It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
• The country has seen the highest number of volcanic eruptions that caused
  • • deaths
    • damaged land
    • triggered tsunamis
    • pyroclastic flows
      

Pacific Ring of Fire

• Also known as Circum-Pacific Belt, is a 40,000 km-long zone
• It is around the Pacific Ocean with frequent volcanoes and earthquakes due to tectonic plate interactions
• It includes the

• • • Pacific
    • Juan de Fuca
    • Cocos
    • Indian-Australian
    • Nazca
    • North American
    • Philippine Plates
• Countries along it include
  • • Japan
    • Indonesia
    • S
    • Chile
    • Mexico
    • New Zealand
• About 90% of the world’s earthquakes and most volcanic eruptions happen here

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