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] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Location | |
 Mount Dempo
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| Range | Bukit Barisan |
| Coordinates | 4°02′S 103°08′E / 4.033°S 103.133°ECoordinates: 4°02′S 103°08′E / 4.033°S 103.133°E[1] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2009 |
Mount Dempo is a high stratovolcano that rises above Pasumah Plain in the province of South Sumatra in Sumatra, Indonesia. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400 m wide lake is found at the northwest end of the crater complex.[1]
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]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Dempo". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-23=. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
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