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North Sulawesi, Sangihe, Ruang volcano

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North Sulawesi, Sangihe, Ruang volcano

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Ruang

Country:	Indonesia
Subregion Name:	Sangihe Islands (Indonesia)
Volcano Number:	0607-01=
Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:	Historical
Last Known Eruption:	2002
Summit Elevation:	725 m	2,379 feet
Latitude:	2.30°N	2°18’0″N
Longitude:	125.37°E	125°22’0″E

Ruang volcano, not to be confused with the better known Raung volcano on Java, is the southernmost volcano in the Sangihe Island arc, north of Sulawesi Island. The 4 x 5 km island volcano rises to 725 m across a narrow strait SW of the larger Tagulandang Island. The summit of Ruang volcano contains a crater partially filled by a lava dome initially emplaced in 1904. Explosive eruptions recorded since 1808 have often been accompanied by lava dome formation and pyroclastic flows that have damaged inhabited areas.

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