🔆 Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki – Indonesia

📍 Location & Geology
✅ Situated on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
✅ Lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a tectonically active zone prone to volcanic & seismic activity.

📍 Volcanic System
✅ Part of a twin stratovolcano system with:
 • Lewotobi Laki-laki – More frequently active.
 • Lewotobi Perempuan – Only two known eruptions in recorded history.
✅ Numerous eruptions from Lewotobi Laki-laki in the 19th & 20th centuries.

📍 Geological Features
✅ Small lava domes formed in summit craters of both peaks (20th century).
✅ Iliwokar flank cone located on the eastern side of Lewotobi Perempuan.

📍 Significance for UPSC
✅ Ring of Fire volcanism – high tectonic hazard zone.
✅ Example of stratovolcano formation & twin volcanic systems.

📍 UPSC Prelims Practice
Q: Mount Lewotobi is located in which tectonic region?
A) Alpine-Himalayan Belt
B) Pacific Ring of Fire
C) East African Rift
D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Correct Answer: ✅ B

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