Sangeang Api
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| Elevation | 1,949 m (6,394 ft) |
| Location | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
| Prominence | 1,949 m (6,394 ft) |
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| Type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | 1988 |
Sangeang Api (Gunung Api or Gunung Sangeang) is an active complex volcano on the island of Sangeang in Indonesia. It consists of two volcanic cones, 1,949 metres (6,394 ft) Doro Api and 1,795 m (5,889 ft) Doro Mantoi. Sangeang Api is one of the most active volcanoes in the Lesser Sunda Islands. It erupted in 1988 and the island's inhabitants were evacuated.
The island of Sangeang is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is located northeast of Sumbawa in the Flores Sea, and is 13 kilometers wide with an area of 153 km2.[1]
"Gunung Api" also appears as the name for the mountain in the first chapter of the novel The Long Journey by Johannes V. Jensen.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Monk, K.A.; Fretes, Y., Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. (1996). The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions Ltd., page 7. ISBN 962-593-076-0.
[edit] External links
- NASA Space Shuttle images:
- STS112-E-5628 Directly from above volcano.
- STS61A-40-62
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