Mount Egon
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| Mount Egon | |
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 Mount Egon
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| Elevation | 1,703 m (5,587 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Ribu |
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| Coordinates | 08°40′S 122°27′E / 8.667°S 122.45°ECoordinates: 08°40′S 122°27′E / 8.667°S 122.45°E[1] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2008[1] |
Mount Egon (Gunung Egon, sometimes also called Gunung Namang) is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate.[2] Quakes and fumes from the volcano have been occurring since November 2010, designating Egon as one of 11 volcanoes in Indonesia on the highest level alert.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Mount Egon". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0604-16=. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- ^ sunda-islands.com/Malaysia Discovery Encyclopedia Article on Gunung Egon
- ^ "Mount Egon increases volcanic activity". The Jakarta Post. November 4, 2010. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/04/mount-egon-increases-volcanic-activity.html. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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