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    Mount Sumbing (Sumatra)

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    Short description: Stratovolcano in Sumatra, Indonesia
    Mount Sumbing
    Highest point
    Elevation2,507 m (8,225 ft) [1]
    Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 2°24′50″S 101°43′41″E / 2.414°S 101.728°E / -2.414; 101.728 
    Geography
    LocationSumatra, Indonesia
    Geology
    Mountain typeStratovolcano
    Last eruptionMay to June 1921

    Mount Sumbing is a stratovolcano in the central region of Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has a complicated summit region with several craters and a 180 m long crater lake.

    Eruptions

    Only two known historical eruptions have taken place, one in 1909 and another in 1921. Hot springs occurred in the south-west foot of the volcano.[1]

    See also

    • List of volcanoes in Indonesia

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sumbing". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=261180. 




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