Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Sumbing
Sumbing
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2507m
- Last eruption
- 1921
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2507m
- Coordinates
- -2.414, 101.728
- Last eruption
- 1921
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Smaller than its prominent namesake on Java, Sumatra's Sumbing volcano has a complicated summit region containing several crater remnants and a 180-m-long crater lake. Its only reported eruptions, in 1909 and 1921, produced moderate explosions. Hot springs occur at the SW foot of the volcano.
From Wikipedia
Mount Sumbing is a stratovolcano in the central region of Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has a complicated summit region with several craters and a 180 m-long (590 ft) crater lake.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossarySummary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1921VEI 2Observed1921-05-23 – 1921-06-03
- 1909VEI 2Observed1909-06-03 – 1909-07-16
Nearby volcanoes
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