Malang Plain

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Malang Plain
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Malang Plain satellite image
Malang Plain is located in Java Topography
Malang Plain
Location on Java
Elevation 680 metres (2,231 ft)[1]
Location Java, Indonesia
Coordinates 8°01′S 112°41′E / 8.017°S 112.683°E / -8.017; 112.683Coordinates: 8°01′S 112°41′E / 8.017°S 112.683°E / -8.017; 112.683
Type maar
Age of rock Holocene

Malang Plain is a group of nine ash cones, maars and volcanic plugs. It is located around the city of Malang, from southeast to northeast, in East Java, Indonesia. Some of the cones might be parasitic cones from Tengger caldera complex.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Malang Plain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-292. Retrieved 2006-12-26. 

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