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Mount Merapi, colour lithograph, Junghuhn and Mieling, 1853–1854. Mount Merapi (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ ꦩꦼꦫꦥꦶ, romanized: gunung měrapi, Indonesian: Gunung Merapi, lit. 'Fire Mountain') is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the ...
Map showing the location of volcanoes and geological fault lines of Sumatra. The geography of Sumatra is dominated by a mountain range called Bukit Barisan (lit: "a row of hills"). The mountain range spans nearly 1,700 km (1,100 mi) from the north to the south of the island, and it was formed by movement of the Australian tectonic plate. [9]
The name "Gunung Merapi" means 'mountain of fire' in the Indonesian language; Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology. Ijen Geopark stretches across the entire regency which is specifically in the Mount Ijen area, Pulau Merah Beach, and Alas Purwo National Park. It has various geological, biological, and ...
Located in the southwestern end of Java, this site encompasses the Ujung Kulon peninsula, and the caldera Krakatoa. Crucial in studying inland volcanoes, it has among the largest remaining Javanese lowland rainforests and it is home to multiple species, with the Javan rhinoceros as the one alarmingly threatened. [19] The Cidaon Savanna is pictured.
This category is about Mount Merapi and adjacent towns and countryside affected by the volcano in Central Java. Pages in category "Mount Merapi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of ...
View of Mount Merapi The Special Region is located near the southern coast of Java, surrounded on three sides by the province of Central Java , and with the Indian Ocean on the south side. The population at the 2010 Census was 3,457,491 people, [ 15 ] which then increased to 3,668,719 at the 2020 Census; [ 16 ] the official estimate for mid ...
Mount Merapi: 2,910 m (9,547 ft) Central Java/ Special Region of Yogyakarta: Indonesia: 5,050,000 (2019 est) [16] 2024 Whole of Special Region of Yogyakarta, and Klaten Regency: Mount Nyiragongo: 3,470 m (11,385 ft) North Kivu: Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,000,000 22 May 2021 – present, VEI 0-2. No census for decades in sprawling city ...