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List of volcanoes in Indonesia. Mahameru (Semeru) above Mount Bromo, East Java. East Indonesia Islands from ISS. Seven active volcanoes are visible: 5 in East Java, Agung in Bali and Rinjani in Lombok. The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian ...
Map of volcanoes in Indonesia. Indonesia is a volcanically active country, containing numerous major volcanoes. It has the most volcanoes of any country in the world, with 76 volcanoes that have erupted at least 1,171 times in total within historical times. [1] [2] [3] The Smithsonian Institution has 141 Indonesian entries in its volcano ...
Mount Merapi ( Indonesian: Gunung Merapi, lit. 'Fire Mountain', Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ ꦩꦼꦫꦥꦶ, romanized: Gunung Měrapi) is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548.
The Semeru ( Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ ), or Mount Semeru ( Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ, romanized: Gunung Semeru) is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. [ 3] It is the highest mountain on the island of Java.
Krakatoa ( / ˌkrɑːkəˈtoʊə, ˌkræk -/ ), also transcribed Krakatau ( /- ˈtaʊ / ), is a caldera [ 1] in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group ( Krakatoa archipelago) comprising four islands.
Mount Sinabung ( Indonesian: Gunung Sinabung, [2] Karo: Deleng Sinabung [3]) is a Pleistocene -to- Holocene stratovolcano of andesite and dacite in the Karo plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Lake Toba supervolcano. Many old lava flows are on its flanks and the last known eruption, before recent ...
Last eruption. April 2024 (ongoing) Ruang is the southernmost stratovolcano in the Sangihe Islands arc, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It comprises an island 4 by 5 kilometres (2.5 mi × 3.1 mi) wide. The summit contains a partial lava dome and reaches some 725 metres (2,379 ft) in altitude. From its summit, Klabat 's peak in the south, that of ...
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency of East Java, Indonesia. It is known for its blue fire, acidic crater lake, and labour-intensive sulfur mining. It is inside an eponymous larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) wide.