Mount_Egon

Mount Egon

Mount Egon

Stratovolcano in Flores, Indonesia

Mount Egon (Gunung Egon, sometimes also called Gunung Namang) is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate.[2] Quakes and fumes from the volcano have been occurring since November 2010, designating Egon as one of 11 volcanoes in Indonesia on the highest level alert.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Egon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  2. [2]
    sunda-islands.com/Malaysia Discovery Encyclopedia Article on Gunung Egon
  3. [3]
    "Mount Egon increases volcanic activity". The Jakarta Post. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.


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