Dieng Volcanic Complex

Dieng Volcanic Complex
Dieng Volcanic Complex
Elevation 2,565 m (8,415 ft) [1]
Location
Location Java, Indonesia
Coordinates 7°12′S 109°55′E / 7.20°S 109.92°E / -7.20; 109.92
Geology
Type Complex volcano
Last eruption 2009

Dieng Volcanic Complex is on the Dieng Plateau in the Central Java, Indonesia, as a complex of volcanoes. The volcanic complex consists of two or more of stratovolcanoes, more than 20 small craters and Pleistocene-to-Holocene age volcanic cones. It covers over 6 × 14 km area.The Prahu stratovolcano was truncated by a large Pleistocene caldera and then filled by parasitic cones, lava domes and craters which is 120 celcius.Some of them are turned into lakes. Toxic volcanic gas has been known to caused fatalities and is a hazard at several craters. The area is also a major geothermal project.[1]

Related Link

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See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Dieng Volcanic Complex". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-20=. 

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