Earth:Mount Wayang-Windu

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Short description: Twin volcano in West Java
Wayang-Windu
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Gezicht op de Gunung Wayang en de Gunung Windu vanaf kina- en theeplantage Lodaja TMnr 60016822.jpg
Highest point
Elevation2,182 m (7,159 ft) [1]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 7°12′29″S 107°37′48″E / 7.208°S 107.63°E / -7.208; 107.63
Geography
LocationJava, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain typeLava dome

Wayang-Windu is a twin volcano that consists of Mount Wayang (Indonesian: Gunung Wayang, "Mount Shadow") and Mount Windu. They are located just to the east of the town of Pangalengan in the Bandung Regency (Kabupaten or District) in West Java, Indonesia, about 40 km (25 mi) south of the city of Bandung. The area has been an active geothermal project. Mount Wayang has a 750 m (2,500 ft) wide crescentic crater which holds four groups of fumaroles. Mount Windu has a 350 m (1,100 ft) wide crater.[1]

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References