Mount Lawu
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| Mount Lawu | |
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| Elevation | 3,265 metres (10,712 ft)[1] |
| Location | Java, Indonesia |
| Prominence | 3,118 metres (10,230 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1885 |
Mount Lawu, or Gunung Lawu, is a massive compound stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern side contains parasitic crater lakes and parasitic cones. A fumarolic area is located on the south flank at 2,550 m. The only reported activity of Lawu took place in 1885, when rumblings and light volcanic ash falls were reported.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lawu. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
- ^ Indonesian high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org
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