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Manuk

Volcanic island in Indonesia

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Manuk is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Administratively it is part of the Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province.

Manuk means bird in various Austronesian languages.

01Mount Manuk

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.

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