Mount Gamkonora

Mount Gamkonora
Mount Gamkonora in 1984
Highest point
Elevation	1,560 m (5,120 ft)
Prominence	1,560 m (5,120 ft)
Listing	Ultra Ribu
Coordinates	1°22′42″N 127°32′03″E / 1.37833°N 127.53417°E / 1.37833; 127.53417Coordinates: 1°22′42″N 127°32′03″E / 1.37833°N 127.53417°E / 1.37833; 127.53417
Geography
Mount Gamkonora Halmahera, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	July 2007

Mount Gamkonora is a stratovolcano on Halmahera island, Indonesia. With an elevation of 1,560 metres (5,118 ft), it is the highest peak on the island. It has produced an elongated series of craters along the north-south rift. The largest eruption in 1673 was accompanied by a tsunami which inundated the nearby villages. Between 1564 and 1989 the volcano erupted twelve times.

The volcano erupted again on July 10, 2007, with over 8,000 people reported to have fled their homes in the vicinity.