Mount Sumbing (Sumatra)
Appearance
Mount Sumbing | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,507 m (8,225 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 2°24′50″S 101°43′41″E / 2.414°S 101.728°E |
Geography | |
Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | May 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sumbing". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.