Mount Slamet

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Mount Slamet
Elevation 3,428 metres (11,247 ft)[1]
Location Java, Indonesia
Prominence 3,284 metres (10,774 ft)[2] ranked 65th
Coordinates 7.242° S 109.208° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1999

Mount Slamet or Gunung Slamet is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozens of cinder cones on the lower southeast-northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The volcano is composed by two overlapping edifices. Four craters are found at the summit. Historical eruptions have been recorded since the eighteenth century.[1]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Indonesia Portal
  1. ^ a b Slamet. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
  2. ^ Indonesian high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org

[edit] Further reading

  • (Indonesian) Soegiyanto.Anugerah Gunung Slamet Jakarta : Balai Pustaka, 1995. Cet. 4. ISBN 9794072931
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