Mount Slamet
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| Mount Slamet | |
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 Mt Slamet during colonial period, 1910. |
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| Elevation | 3,428 m (11,247 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 3,284 m (10,774 ft) [2] Ranked 65th |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Location | |
 Mount Slamet
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| Location | Java, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 7°14′21″S 109°13′12″E / 7.23917°S 109.22°ECoordinates: 7°14′21″S 109°13′12″E / 7.23917°S 109.22°E[2] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2009 |
Mount Slamet or Gunung Slamet is an active stratovolcano in the Purbalingga Regency of Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozens of cinder cones on the lower southeast-northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The volcano is composed by two overlapping edifices. Four craters are found at the summit. Historical eruptions have been recorded since the eighteenth century.[1]
Gunung Slamat was closed to climbers for much of 2010 and 2011 but was opened in late 2011. A large number of climbers were expected to visit to peak on New Year's Eve 2012 to celebrate the new year.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Slamet". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-18=. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ a b "Indonesian high-prominence peaks". Peaklist.org.
- ^ Agus Maryono and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, 'Mt. Slamet popular for celebrations', The Jakarta Post, 31 December 2011.
[edit] Further reading
- (Indonesian) Soegiyanto.Anugerah Gunung Slamet Jakarta : Balai Pustaka, 1995. Cet. 4. ISBN 9794072931
- "Gunung Slamet, Indonesia" on Peakbagger.com
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