- Mount Dempo
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Mount Dempo Gunung Dempo
A tea plantation on the outskirts of Mount DempoElevation 3,173 m (10,410 ft) [1] Listing Ultra
RibuLocation Sumatra, Indonesia Range Bukit Barisan Coordinates 4°02′S 103°08′E / 4.033°S 103.133°ECoordinates: 4°02′S 103°08′E / 4.033°S 103.133°E[1] Geology Type Stratovolcano Last eruption 2009 Mount Dempo is a high stratovolcano that rises above Pasumah Plain in the province of South Sumatra in Sumatra, Indonesia. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400 m wide lake is found at the northwest end of the crater complex.[1]
The most recent activity has been in 2009. Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Dempo". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-23=. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
Categories:- Volcanoes of Sumatra
- Active volcanoes
- Stratovolcanoes
- Mountains of Indonesia
- Sumatra geography stubs
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