Mount Nila
Volcanic island in Maluku, Indonesia
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Nila volcano forms completely an isolated 5 × 6 km wide of island with the same name in the Barat Daya Islands of the Banda Sea, Indonesia. The volcano comprises a low caldera with its rims breach into the sea surface on the south and the east side. The dominantly andesitic volcano contains a young forested cone at the elevation of 781 m height.[1]
Coordinates6.73°S 129.50°E
| Mount Nila | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 781 m (2,562 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 6.73°S 129.50°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Banda Sea, Indonesia |
| Geology | |
| Stratovolcano | |
| Volcanic arc | Banda Arc |
| Last eruption | May to June 1968 |
Mount Nila is a stratovolcano, and caused the abandonment of a Rumadai village when it erupted in 1968.
