Mount Lawu

Mount Lawu
Gunung Lawu
Mount Lawu

Location in Java, Indonesia

Highest point
Elevation 3,265 m (10,712 ft)[1]
Prominence 3,118 m (10,230 ft)[2]
Ranked 76th
Listing Ultra
Ribu
Coordinates 07°37′30″S 111°11′30″E / 7.62500°S 111.19167°E / -7.62500; 111.19167Coordinates: 07°37′30″S 111°11′30″E / 7.62500°S 111.19167°E / -7.62500; 111.19167[1]
Geography
Location Java, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 28 November 1885

Mount Lawu, or Gunung Lawu, is a massive compound stratovolcano straddling the border between East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern side contains parasitic crater lakes and parasitic cones. A fumarolic area is located on the south flank at 2,550 m. The only reported activity of Lawu took place in 1885, when rumblings and light volcanic ash falls were reported.[1]

Cultural features

The western slopes of Lawu have a number of graveyards - including Astana Giribangun and Mangkunegaran

Earlier structures on the western slopes also include Candi Ceto and Candi Sukuh


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lawu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  2. "Indonesian high-prominence peaks". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2006-12-30.

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