Seulawah Agam
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| Seulawah Agam | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,810 metres (5,938 ft)<ref name="gvp">Seulawah Agam. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.</ref> |
| Location | northwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
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Seulawah Agam is an extensive forested volcano located at the northwestern tip of Sumatra. Several names have been given to the mountain: Seulawaih Agam, Seulawain Agam, Solawa Agam, Solawaik Agam, Selawadjanten and Goldberg.<ref name="Seach"/>
The volcano was constructed during the Pleistocene-Holocene age.<ref name="gvp"/> The mountain has a large caldera, called Lam Teuba. A smaller 8×6 km caldera is within the Lam Teuba caldera. The volcano contains several hills: sedimentary hills, old volcano hills, a volcanic cone and peneplain area. The volcanic cone was formed by lava and pyroclastic flows.<ref name="Seach">Seulawah Agam Volcano, Indonesia. John Seach, an Australian volcanologist. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.</ref> There are three craters. The Tanah Cempago crater is easily recognized, while the other two are covered with vegetations.
