Mount Penanggungan
Mount Penanggungan is a small stratovolcano, immediately north of Arjuno-Welirang volcanic complex in East Java province, Java island, Indonesia. Mount Penanggungan is about 40 kilometers (24.8 mi) south of Surabaya, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Several Hindu-Buddhist sanctuaries, sacred places and monuments are on the mountain dating from AD 977–1511. Lava flows and pyroclastic deposits are around the volcano.[1]
| Mount Penanggungan | |
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 View of Mount Penanggungan from Mount Arjuno-Welirang | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,653 m (5,423 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | 7.62°S 112.63°E |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
References
- "Penanggungan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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