Bratan (volcano)

Bratan Caldera
Pura Ulun
Highest point
Elevation2,276 m (7,467 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°17′S 115°08′E / 8.28°S 115.13°E / -8.28; 115.13
Dimensions
Area66 km2 (25 mi2)
Geography
LocationBali, Indonesia
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typecaldera
Rock type(s)Basalt, Basaltic andesite, Andesite
Volcanic arcSunda Arc
Last eruptionless than 23 ka[2]

Bratan or Catur or Tjatur is a dormant caldera/stratovolcano located at the northern side of Bali island in Indonesia. The volcanic complex covers an area of 11 by 6 kilometres (6.8 mi × 3.7 mi). The caldera contains 3 separate lakes (Tamblingan, Buyan, and Bratan) and 5 post-caldera volcanoes (Lesung, Tapak, Sengayang, Pohen, and Adeng).[3]

Volcanism at Bratan is the result of subduction as the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasian plate. Although there have been no eruptions in historic times, geothermal activity in the form of numerous hot springs and fumaroles heated by a magma chamber at depth.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bratan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
  2. ^ "Bratan". www.volcanodiscovery.com. Volcano Discovery. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ^ Okuno, Mitsuru; Harijoko, Agung; Wayan Warmada, I; Watanabe, Koichiro; Nakamura, Toshio; Taguchi, Sachihiro; Kobayashi, Tetsuo (December 2017). "Geomorphological classification of post-caldera volcanoes in the Buyan–Bratan caldera, North Bali, Indonesia". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 103 012014. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/103/1/012014. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  4. ^ Hochstein, Manfred; Joenos, R.Mulyadi (March 2005). "The Bedugul Geothermal Field, Bali (Indonesia)". Research Gate. IGA News. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

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