Earth:Mount Dempo
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Short description: Highest stratovolcano in the island of Sumatra
| Mount Dempo | |
|---|---|
| Gunung Dempo | |
  Mount Dempo Sumatra, Indonesia  Mount Dempo Mount Dempo (Indonesia) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,142 m (10,308 ft) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) [2][3] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°E [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Parent range | Bukit Barisan |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Sunda Arc |
| Last eruption | 21 August 2023 |
Mount Dempo is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400-metre (1,300 ft) wide lake is found at the north-west end of the crater complex.[1][4]
Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.[1]
Recent activity includes:
- A phreatic eruption on January 1, 2009.
- July 19, 2023 Steam and ash plume rose 1.3 km above the summit.
- August 21, 2023 at 1:54 AM (GMT+7), a small phreatic explosion occurred causing small pyroclastic flows to ride down the northwest slope a few hundred meters downward, resulting to no injuries nor any damage to the surrounding landscape other than the volcano itself, lasting no more than 239s/3m59s.
- April 7, 2026 01:37 A phreatic eruption lasted nearly three minutes.
The Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Dutch shipping company named and operated a fine passenger liner named 'Dempo' from 1931 to 1944 between Europe and South Asia.
See also
- List of ultras of the Malay Archipelago
- List of volcanoes in Indonesia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dempo". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=261230.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago" Peaklist.org gives an elevation of 3,159 m and a prominence of 2,446 m for Mount Dempo. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ↑ "Dempo, Indonesia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ↑ "Semuanya Terbayar saat Tiba di Puncak Gunung Dempo". April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. https://archive.today/20120909081334/http://www.mediaindonesia.com/mediatravelista/index.php/read/2012/4/24/3825/2/media_travelista_headline.
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