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Mount Api

mountain, Banda Islands, Indonesia

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Banda Sea

In Banda Sea
The active volcano, Mount Api, rises from the floor of the southern basin at14,800 feet (4,500 meters) to 2,200 feet (670 meters) above sea level. The clear waters surrounding many islands provide a perfect habitat for spectacular coral reefs.
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eruption

In Maluku: Geography
…for more than 80 years, Mount Api, an active volcano in the Banda Islands, violently erupted in 1988, causing total evacuation of the surrounding areas—including nearby islands. Ambon island has frequent earthquakes but no active volcanoes. The Aru Islands are low and swampy, and Babar and Wetar are
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location and height

In Banda Islands
Mount Api, one of the island group, is an active volcano 2,200 feet (670 metres) in elevation; it caused extensive destruction in 1820 and 1852.
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