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07/12/22 05:56 AM IST

Volcano erupts in Indonesia's Java island

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  • Recently, Semeru volcano erupted in Indonesia’s Eastern Java Island.
Semeru Volcano
  • Semeru - also known as "The Great Mountain" - is the highest volcano in Java and one of the most active.
  • It previously erupted in December, 2021.
  • Indonesia, with the maximum number of active volcanoes in the world, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific’s Ring of Fire.
  • Semeru volcano is also part of the Island arcs formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian plate below Sunda Plate (part of the Eurasian Plate). The trench formed here is called the Sunda trench whose major section is the Java Trench.
Pacific Ring of Fire
  • The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
  • It traces boundaries between several tectonic plates—including the Pacific, Cocos, Indian-Australian, Nazca, North American, and Philippine Plates.
Volcanoes in India
  • Barren Island, Andaman Islands (India's only active volcano)
  • Narcondam, Andaman Islands
  • Baratang, Andaman Islands
  • Deccan Traps, Maharashtra
  • Dhinodhar Hills, Gujarat
  • Dhosi Hill, Haryana
Source- India Today

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