Mount Egon

Gunung Egon, as seen from the main road from Ruteng to Ende.
Gunung Egon, as seen from the main road from Ruteng to Ende.
Mount Egon
Highest point
Elevation 1,703 m (5,587 ft) [1]
Listing Ribu
Coordinates 08°40′S 122°27′E / 8.667°S 122.450°E / -8.667; 122.450Coordinates: 08°40′S 122°27′E / 8.667°S 122.450°E / -8.667; 122.450 [1]
Geography
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption April 2008[1]

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]

See also

References

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


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