Mount Gede

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Mount Gede

Jakarta's skyline with the background of Mount Gede (left, lower peak) with Mount Pangrango (right, higher peak). It should be noted that These Mountains can only be seen from Jakarta on an extremely rare condition.
Elevation 2,958 metres (9,705 ft)[1]
Location Java, Indonesia
Coordinates 6.78° S 106.98° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1957

Mount Gede or Gunung Gede is a stratovolcano in the West Java, Indonesia. The volcano contains two peaks with Mount Gede as one peak and Mount Pangrango for the other one. Three major cities, Cianjur, Sukabumi and Bogor, are located in the volcano complex at the east, south and northwest, respectively. Seven craters are located in the complex: Baru, Gumuruh (2,927 m), Lanang (2,800 m), Kawah Leutik, Ratu (2,800 m), Sela (2,709 m) and Wadon (2,600 m). Historical volcanic activity has been recorded since the 16th century.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Gede. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.