Mount Patah

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Mount Patah
Elevation 2,817 m (9,242 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Ribu
Location
Location Sumatra, Indonesia
Coordinates 4°16′S 103°18′E / 4.27°S 103.30°E / -4.27; 103.30
Geology
Type Unknown
Age of rock Quaternary
Last eruption 1994

Mount Patah (Indonesian: Gunung Patah, means: Broken Mountain) is a heavily forested quaternary age volcano west of Mount Dempo on Sumatra island, Indonesia. On 1 May 1989, a fumarole activity was observed by a pilot near the summit. The exact location of the crater, the date of its formation and its geologic relationship is uncertain.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Patah". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-231. Retrieved 2006-12-28. 


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