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Mount Galunggung (Indonesian: Gunung Galunggung, formerly spelled Galoen-gong, Sundanese: ᮌᮥᮔᮥᮀ ᮍᮜᮥᮀᮍᮥᮀ) is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, around 80 km (50 mi) southeast of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung (or around 20 km (12 mi) to the northwest of the West Java town of Tasikmalaya).
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Local terminology and usage has the word Gunung (mount or mountain) precede the names. West Java. Mount Cereme Stratovolcano; Mount Galunggung Stratovolcano; Mount ...
Mahameru (Semeru) above Mount Bromo, East Java. East Indonesia Islands from ISS.Seven active volcanoes are visible: 5 in East Java, Agung in Bali and Rinjani in Lombok.. The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate.
According to the Geger Hanjuang inscription, the Kingdom of Galunggung was established on 13th Bhadrapada 1033 Shaka (21 August 1111), and Queen Batari Hyang was its first ruler. Her famous teachings, known as Sang Hyang Siksakanda ng Kareksian , were still used as an official doctrine in the era of Prabu Siliwangi (1482–1521), the monarch of ...
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On 5 April 1982, the volcano of Gunung Galunggung erupted about 24 km from the city, causing major damage through lahar and ash projection, and forcing a temporary evacuation of the area. On 2 September 2009 a magnitude 7 earthquake struck, destroying a number of buildings in the city and killing several people. [8]
Galunggung (Galoen-gong, Gunung Galunggung) is an active stratovolcano on Java, Indonesia. The last major eruption on Galunggung was in 1982 , which had a volcanic explosivity index of 4 and killed 35 people.