Las Pilas (El Hoyo) Volcanic Complex, Nicaragua

Mount Bandai (Bandaisan) is a volcanic complex formed by several overlapping andesitic stratovolcanoes.  The largest of these is Obandai, topping out at 1,816 m.  The most recent large eruption was in 1888, when Kobandaisan peak collapsed to the north. Viewed from the S, Bandaisan is a conical profile, often called the Fuji of Fukushima Prefecture […]

Today’s post will describe the Buyan – Batan volcanic complex on Bali, Indonesia.  There are two caldera system on Bali, Buyan – Batan and neighboring Batur to the E.  All in all, Volcano Discovery lists six volcanic systems on Bali. Three of them are recently active, Buyan – Batan, Batur and Agung. Buyan – Batan […]