BATUR
Location: 8.242° S, 115.375° E
Elevation: 1.717 m
The
historically
active
Batur
volcano
is
located
at
the
center
of
two
concentric
calderas
NW
of
Agung
volcano.
The
outer
10
x
13.5
km
wide
caldera
was
formed
during
eruption
of
the
Bali
(or
Ubud)
Ignimbrite
about
29,300
years
ago
and
now
contains
a
caldera
lake
on
its
SE
side,
opposite
the
satellitic
cone
of
2152-m-high
Gunung
Abang,
the
topographic
high
of
the
Batur
complex.
The
inner
6.4
x
9.4
km
wide
caldera
was
formed
about
20,150
years
ago
during
eruption
of
the
Gunungkawi
Ignimbrite.
The
SE
wall
of
the
inner
caldera
lies
beneath
Lake
Batur;
Batur
cone
has
been
constructed
within
the
inner
caldera
to
a
height
above
the
outer
caldera
rim.
The
1717-m-high
Batur
stratovolcano
has
produced
vents
over
much
of
the
inner
caldera,
but
a
NE-SW
fissure
system
has
localized
the
Batur
I,
II,
and
III
craters
along
the
summit
ridge.
Historical
eruptions
have
been
characterized
by
mild-to-moderate
explosive
activity
sometimes
accompanied
by
lava
emission.
Basaltic
lava
flows
from
both
summit
and
flank
vents
have
reached
the
caldera floor and the shores of Lake Batur in historical time. (Global Volcanism Program)
Bali, November 1988