- Sangeang Api
Infobox Mountain
Name = Sangeang Api
Photo = GunungApi.jpg
Caption =
Range =
Elevation = Convert|1949|m|ft|0VNUM | 1= 0604-05= ]
Location =Lesser Sunda Islands ,Indonesia
Prominence = Convert|1949|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates = coord|8|12|S|119|4|E|type:mountain
Type =Complex volcano
Age =
Last eruption = 1988
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Listing =List of volcanoes in Indonesia Sangeang Api (Gunung Api or Gunung Sangeang) is an active
complex volcano on the island of Sangeang inIndonesia . It consists of two volcanic cones, Convert|1949|m|ft|0 Doro Api and Convert|1795|m|ft|0|abbr=on|abbr=on Doro Mantoi. Sangeang Api is one of the most active volcanoes in theLesser Sunda Islands . It erupted in 1988 and the island's inhabitants were evacuated.The island of Sangeang is part of the
Lesser Sunda Islands . It is located northeast ofSumbawa in theFlores Sea , and is 13 kilometers wide with an area of 153 km2.cite book |last=Monk |first=K.A. |coauthors=Fretes, Y., Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. |title=The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku |publisher=Periplus Editions Ltd. |date=1996 |page=page 7|location=Hong Kong |id=ISBN 962-593-076-0]"Gunung Api" also appears as the name for the mountain in the first chapter of the novel "
The Long Journey " byJohannes V. Jensen .References
External links
* NASA Space Shuttle
** [http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS112&roll=E&frame=5628 STS112-E-5628] Directly from above volcano.
** [http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS61A&roll=40&frame=62 STS61A-40-62]
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