Bratan (volcano)

Bratan Caldera
Pura Ulun
Highest point
Elevation2,276 m (7,467 ft)
Coordinates8°17′S 115°08′E / 8.28°S 115.13°E / -8.28; 115.13
Dimensions
Area66 km2 (25 mi2)
Geography
LocationBali, Indonesia
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
caldera
Rock type(s)Basalt, Basaltic andesite, Andesite
Volcanic arcSunda Arc
Last eruptionless than 23 ka

Bratan or Catur or Tjatur is a dormant caldera/stratovolcano located at the northern side of Bali island in Indonesia. The volcanic complex covers an area of 11 by 6 kilometres (6.8 mi × 3.7 mi). The caldera contains 3 separate lakes (Tamblingan, Buyan, and Bratan) and 5 post-caldera volcanoes (Lesung, Tapak, Sengayang, Pohen, and Adeng).

Volcanism at Bratan is the result of subduction as the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasian plate. Although there have been no eruptions in historic times, geothermal activity in the form of numerous hot springs and fumaroles heated by a magma chamber at depth.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bratan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
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