Mount Dempo

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Mount Dempo
Gunung Dempo

A tea plantation on the outskirts of Mount Dempo
Elevation 3,173 m (10,410 ft)[1][2]
Prominence 2,450 m (8,038 ft)[3][2]
Listing Ultra
Ribu
Location
Mount Dempo
Sumatra, Indonesia
Range Bukit Barisan
Coordinates 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°E / -4.01583; 103.12833Coordinates: 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°E / -4.01583; 103.12833[2]
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 2009

Mount Dempo is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400 m wide lake is found at the northwest end of the crater complex.[1][4]

The most recent activity has been in 2009. Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dempo". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-23%3D. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago" Peaklist.org gives an elevation of 3,159 m and a prominence of 2,446 m for Mount Dempo. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. ↑ "Dempo, Indonesia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  4. ↑ "Semuanya Terbayar saat Tiba di Puncak Gunung Dempo". April 24, 2012. 

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