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222 AUSTRALASIA.several disturbances during the present century. In the neighbourhood are thethermal waters and still active mud volcanoes of Panghu.Towards the northern extremity of Minaliassa follow other volcanoes, such asthe twin-crested Klabal (6,800 feet), the Duwa Sadera, or " Two Sisters " (4,550feet), and Lakon (5,570 feet), all visible as far as Ternate. This igneous system iscontinued in a northerly direction seawards, thus connecting Indonesia with thePhilippines at the southern headland of Mindanao. Several of the interveningFig-.93.—MiNAHASSA.Scale 1 : 1,200,000.i.-tlets are still active volcanoes, and Duang (Ruang), west of Tagulanda, forms acone 1,720 feet bigh, which emitted flames in 1856. Siao, lying farther north, isoften wrapped in smoke, and in the larger island of Sanguir (Sangi) rises thesuperb volcano of Abu, which has been the scene of several disastrous eruptionsduring the last two centuries.The peculiar conformation of Celebes prevents the development of any largerivers. Nevertheless certain ranges are so disposed as to form longitudinal plainswhere the streams run for a considerable distance parallel with the coast before