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Mount Dempo

Mount Dempo

Highest stratovolcano in the island of Sumatra

Mount Dempo is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400-metre (1,300 ft) wide lake is found at the north-west end of the crater complex.[1][4]

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Activities present been in 2009 and most recently, August 21, 2023. Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.[1]

At 1:54 AM (GMT+7), a small phreatic explosion occurred causing small pyroclastic flows to ride down the northwest slope a few hundred meters downward, resulting to no injuries nor any damage to the surrounding landscape other than the volcano itself, lasting no more than 239s/3m59s.

The Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Dutch shipping company named and operated a fine passenger liner named 'Dempo' from 1931 to 1944 between Europe and South Asia.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Dempo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  2. [2]
    "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago" Peaklist.org gives an elevation of 3,159 m and a prominence of 2,446 m for Mount Dempo. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. [3]
    "Dempo, Indonesia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  4. [4]
    "Semuanya Terbayar saat Tiba di Puncak Gunung Dempo". April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
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