Mount Marapi
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- This article is about Mount Marapi in West Sumatra. For Mount Merapi in Central Java, see Mount Merapi, Central Java.
| Marapi
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| Elevation | 2,891.3 metres (9,485.9 ft) |
| Location | West Sumatra, Indonesia
<tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Range</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">Barisan Mountains</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Prominence</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">2,116 m (6,942 ft)</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Coordinates</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Type</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">Stratovolcano</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Last eruption</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">2004</td></tr> |
Marapi (also known as Merapi or Berapi) is a volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its name means Mountain of Fire, and it is the most active volcano in Sumatra. It is very close to the city of Bukittinggi. Its elevation is 2,891.3 m (9,485.9 ft).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Global Volcanism Program
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- Indonesian Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
- Satellite view of Mount Marapi
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