Suwoh

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Suoh
DJI 0847 kawah nirwana Suoh TNBBS.jpg
Geothermic activity in the Suoh depression
Highest point
Elevation1,000 m (3,300 ft)[1]
Coordinates5°15′S 104°16′E / 5.25°S 104.27°E / -5.25; 104.27
Geography
LocationSumatra, Indonesia
Parent rangeBukit Barisan
Geology
Mountain typecalderas, maars, lava domes
Last eruptionJuly to August 1933

Suoh or Suwoh is an 8 × 16 km wide volcano-tectonic depression in the southern part of Sumatra, Indonesia. Historical maars and silicic lava domes are found along the Great Sumatran fault line. Phreatic eruptions occurred during the major 1933 earthquake.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Suoh". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
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