Inierie, Stratovolcano in Bajawa, Flores Island, Indonesia.
Inierie is a stratovolcano in the south-central part of Flores, Indonesia, overlooking the Savu Sea and rising above the town of Bajawa. It is the highest volcano on the island, and its upper slopes are bare, without any vegetation.
Inierie is not an active volcano; the only recorded sign of unrest is a report of smoke emerging from its crater in June 1911. The sources consulted give no dated eruption for the mountain, so its eruptive history before that observation is undocumented.
Locals call the mountain Ine Rie: ine means mother and rie means beautiful in the local language, so the name is usually rendered as "beautiful mother". The volcano rises over Bajawa, the town in the Ngada regency of south-central Flores, and its bare upper slopes are visible from the settlement below.
The upper slopes are bare of vegetation, so there is no shade or shelter on the ascent; the summit overlooks the Savu Sea. The volcano rises directly above Bajawa, in the Aimere district of Ngada Regency, south-central Flores. The crater last drew reports of smoke in June 1911, and the mountain is not considered active.
Local names split into Ine (mother) and Rie (beautiful), and the mountain is the highest volcano on Flores, towering over Bajawa. Its upper slopes are bare of vegetation, and in June 1911 reports described smoke rising from the crater even though the volcano is not active.
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