7 Beautiful Mountain Most Active in Indonesia

Indonesia is a country that has a lot of mountains. Some mountain passive status, there is also another active. History records, the eruption of Mount Tambora and Krakatoa, located in Indonesia, very terrible. its impact is the change in weather and climate around the world.Here are several active volcanoes in Indonesia.

1. Mount Merapi

Mountain with a summit elevation of 2,968 m above sea level and is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. located in Sleman, Yogyakarta. The rest are in the region of Central Java province. According to government records, the eruption of Mount Merapi experienced every two to five years.

2. Mount Kelud

Is a volcano located on the border between Kediri, Blitar and Malang, East Java Province. The altitude reaches 1,731 meters above sea level. Just as Mount Merapi, Kelud is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Recorded since the year 1000 AD, Kelud has erupted more than 30 times, with the biggest eruption of magnitude 5 Volcanic explosivity index (VEI), and the last eruption of Mount Kelud occurred in 2014.

3. Mount Sinabung

A volcano located in the Highlands Karo, Karo District, of North Sumatra, Indonesia. This mountain altitude reaches 2,451 meters. Recorded early this mountain active again with erupted in 2010. The mountain's last eruption occurred since September 2013 and lasted until now.

4. Mount Bromo

Situated in the area attractions Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java Province. Is an active volcano in East Java with a height of 2,329 meters above sea level. Mount Bromo beautiful scenery with sightings of valleys and canyons with the caldera or the ocean of sand covering approximately 10 square kilometers. Until now Mount Bromo still volcanic fumes.

5. Mount Kerinci

Is the highest mountain in Sumatra, the highest volcano in Indonesia with a peak at an altitude of 3805 meters above sea level. The mountain is located in the province of Jambi, in the Bukit Barisan Mountains and including the Kerinci Seblat National Park in which there is a natural habitat of Sumatran tigers and Sumatran rhinoceros. Kerinci crater, filled with water is green with an area of ​​400 x 120 meters.

6. Gurung Karangetang

Api Siau also called mountain and is located in the northern part of North Sulawesi, in Sitaro Islands Regency. Having two different peak height. South Peak 1,827 meters above sea level and 1,784 meters above sea level north peak. The mountain is an active volcano is noted erupted more than 40 times since 1675.

7. Mount Semeru

This mountain is one of a fairly active volcano and the highest in Java and had experienced eruption in 2012. Until now, the eruption of Mount Semeru is not to result in severe damage, but local residents are asked to be aware of lava rain, or the flow of material from the top mountain drops carried by the flow of rain. In addition, Mount Semeru also emit toxic fumes that could jeopardize the safety of climbers.

Sources: Pegipegi.com
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