Mount Penanggungan
Appearance
Mount Penanggungan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,653 m (5,423 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ribu |
Coordinates | 7°37′S 112°38′E / 7.62°S 112.63°E |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Penanggungan is a small stratovolcano, immediately north of Arjuno-Welirang volcanic complex in East Java province, Java island, Indonesia. Mount Penanggungan is about 40 kilometers (24.8 mi) south of Surabaya, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Several Hindu-Buddhist sanctuaries, sacred places and monuments are on the mountain dating from AD 977–1511. Lava flows and pyroclastic deposits are around the volcano.[1]
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- ^ a b "Penanggungan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved June 24, 2021.