Baluran
Encyclopedia
Baluran is a stratovolcano
located on the island of Java. It is at the very north east tip of the island and is overshadowed by its much large neighbour Ijen
. The mountain has not erupted in historical times, although it is considered to be of Holocene
age.
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
located on the island of Java. It is at the very north east tip of the island and is overshadowed by its much large neighbour Ijen
Ijen
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount...
. The mountain has not erupted in historical times, although it is considered to be of Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...
age.