Wolo Inelika, Volcano in Ngada Regency, Flores, Indonesia
Wolo Inelika is an active volcano on Flores Island featuring a summit crater and volcanic lakes at different elevations around its slopes. The mountainside is covered with vegetation and offers views across the surrounding landscape.
Inielika lies in the central part of Flores, north of Bajawa, in Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Its 2001 eruption forced residents of six villages on its slopes — Ine Like, Wololika, Tarawaja, Piga, Tarawali and Naru — to evacuate. The sources record no earlier dated eruption.
Six villages sit on the slopes of Ine Lika: Ine Like, Wololika, Tarawaja, Piga, Tarawali and Naru, in Ngada Regency. When the volcano erupted in 2001, residents of all six left their homes on the mountain and took refuge elsewhere. The villages remain the reference points by which people here describe the mountain's flanks.
Inielika rises in Ngada Regency, central Flores, north of Bajawa, the usual starting point for access. The 2001 eruption forced residents of six villages on its slopes — Ine Like, Wololika, Tarawaja, Piga, Tarawali and Naru — to evacuate, so check current volcanic conditions with local authorities before setting out.
When Inielika erupted in 2001, residents of six villages on its slopes — Ine Like, Wololika, Tarawaja, Piga, Tarawali and Naru — were evacuated. The volcano rises in Ngada Regency, central Flores, north of Bajawa.
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