Lokon from the outskirts of Tomahon (Andy Dean, September 2009)
Gunung Lokon - old lava bed (Andy Dean, September 2009)
Lokon active crater (Andy Dean, September 2009)
Razor sharp grass on Gunung Lokon (Andy Dean, September 2009)
Bunaken Islands from Lokon (Andy Dean, September 2009)
View from climbing Lokon (Andy Dean, September 2009)
Gunung Lokon as seen from Gunung Klabat (Daniel Quinn, August 2010)
Intermittent eruptive activity at Lokon-Empung began on February 17, 1958 and lasted until December 23, 1959. Ash and incandescent material was frequently ejected, affecting nearby villages. On May 3, 1958, the large vertical eruption column and basal pyroclastic-surge cloud seen in this photo was ejected along with fire fountains 100 m from the side of the crater. An eruption the following day damaged farm crops. On May 17 a lava plug was observed in the crater. Frequent small-to-moderate ash eruptions continued through 1959. Photo courtesy of Volcanological Survey of Indonesia, 1958.
An eruption plume rises from Tompaluan crater above the coastal city of Manado on June 22, 1959. This was part of intermittent eruptive activity from Lokon-Empung volcano that began on February 17, 1958 and lasted until December 23, 1959. Ash and incandescent material was frequently ejected, affecting nearby villages. The peak at the right is Gunung Tatawiran, a volcanic cone immediately to the west of the historically active Lokon-Empung volcanic complex. Photo courtesy of Volcanological Survey of Indonesia, 1959.
