Mount Sumbing (Sumatra)

Mount Sumbing (Sumatra)
Mount Sumbing
Elevation 2,507 m (8,225 ft) [1]
Location
Location Sumatra, Indonesia
Coordinates 2°24′50″S 101°43′41″E / 2.414°S 101.728°E / -2.414; 101.728
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1921

Mount Sumbing is a stratovolcano in the central region of Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has a complicated summit region with several craters and a 180 m long crater lake.

Eruptions

Only two known historical eruptions have taken place, one in 1909 and another in 1921. Hot springs occurred in the southwest foot of the volcano.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sumbing". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-18=. Retrieved 2006-12-27. 



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