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...deep seas and vary in size from tiny atolls to the large mountainous island of Ceram, which covers more than 6,600 square miles (17,100 square km). After having lain dormant 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...
location and height
...outstanding harbour; the coral gardens beneath the sea are virtually unrivaled. Great Banda has coral rock to a height of 400 feet (120 metres), with lava and basalt up to 1,758 feet (536 metres). 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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