Mount Tongkoko

Mount Tongkoko
Highest point
Elevation 1,149 m (3,770 ft)[1]
Coordinates 1°31′N 125°12′E / 1.52°N 125.20°E / 1.52; 125.20Coordinates: 1°31′N 125°12′E / 1.52°N 125.20°E / 1.52; 125.20[1]
Geography
Mount Tongkoko

Sulawesi, Indonesia

Geology
Mountain type stratovolcano
Last eruption 1880[1]

Mount Tongkoko or Mount Tangkoko is a stratovolcano in the north of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its summit has an elongated deep crater. On the east flank there is a flat lava dome Batu Angus. Historical records only show eruptions in the nineteenth century.[1]

The Tangkoko Nature Reserve is a refuge for such species as the Celebes crested macaque and spectral tarsier.

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