Manuk | |
Elevation M: | 282 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Banda Sea, Indonesia |
Map: | Indonesia Maluku |
Coordinates: | -5.5439°N 130.3054°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Manuk is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Administratively it is part of the Maluku Tengah Regency, Maluku Province.[2]
Manuk means bird in various Austronesian languages.
Mount Manuk is a truncated andesitic volcano on Manuk Island. Rising 3,000 m from the sea floor, it is the easternmost volcano of the Banda Arc chain that forms a volcanic island. No confirmed historical eruptions are known from Manuk.[1]