Mount Dempo
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| Mount Dempo | |
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| Gunung Dempo | |
 A tea plantation on the outskirts of Mount Dempo |
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| Elevation | 3,173 m (10,410 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 2,450 m (8,038 ft)[3][2] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Location | |
 Mount Dempo
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| Range | Bukit Barisan |
| Coordinates | 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°ECoordinates: 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°E[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]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Dempo". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-23=. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Dempo, Indonesia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Semuanya Terbayar saat Tiba di Puncak Gunung Dempo". April 24, 2012. http://www.mediaindonesia.com/mediatravelista/index.php/read/2012/4/24/3825/2/media_travelista_headline.
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