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Mount Sumbing or Gunung Sumbing is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia that is symmetrical like its neighbour, Mount Sindoro. The only report of historical eruptions is from 1730. It has created a small phreatic crater at the summit.[1]
| Mount Sumbing | |
|---|---|
 View of Mount Sumbing from the sky by plane | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,371 m (11,060 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,577 m (8,455 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Coordinates | 7°23′06″S 110°04′21″E / 7.38500°S 110.07250°ECoordinates: 7°23′06″S 110°04′21″E / 7.38500°S 110.07250°E[2] |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Sunda Arc |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 701.000 Years |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1730 (?) |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | Garung |
Mts Sundoro and Sumbing from ISS, 2021
GalleryEdit
Mount Sundoro (left), Mount Sumbing (right)
Mount Sumbing (left) and Mount Sindoro (Sundoro) (right) seen from the sky by plane.
The silhouette of Mount Sumbing from Bondowoso, Temanggung
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Sumbing". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b "Indonesian high-prominence peaks". The prominence value here is based on a calculation using an elevation figure of 3,320 m. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
External linksEdit
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