Earth:Mount Tujuh

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Short description: Volcano in Barisan islands, Indonesia
Mount Tujuh
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Highest point
Elevation2,732 m (8,963 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 1°40′29″S 101°25′30″E / 1.67472°S 101.425°E / -1.67472; 101.425
Geography
Mount Tujuh is located in Sumatra
Mount Tujuh
Mount Tujuh
Sumatra, Indonesia
Mount Tujuh is located in Indonesia
Mount Tujuh
Mount Tujuh
Mount Tujuh (Indonesia)
Parent rangeBarisan Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeCaldera

Mount Tujuh (Indonesian: Gunung Tujuh) is a caldera volcano in the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra. It has seven (tujuh) peaks, of which only three have been climbed.[1] Mount Tujuh has a large caldera lake at its centre, Lake Gunung Tujuh. It is located within Kerinci Seblat National Park.

The mountain supports one of only three known wild populations of the tropical pitcher plant Nepenthes aristolochioides.[2]

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Indonesia
  • Geography of Indonesia

References

  1. Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  2. McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.

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