List of volcanoes in Indonesia

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. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatau for its global effects in 1883,cite book|title=Volcanoes of the World: A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years|author=Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert|date=1994|publisher=Geoscience Press|edition=2nd ed.|id=ISBN 0945005121

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External links

* [http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/ Volcanological Survey Indonesia]
* [http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/southeast_asia/indonesia/tectonics.html Tectonics of Indonesia]

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