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Mount Carstenz

Puncak Jaya, sometimes called Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid, is a mountain in the Sudirman Range, the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia (within Puncak Jaya Regency)....

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Mount Binaiya

Mount Binaiya is the highest point on the Indonesian island of Seram. It is one of the one hundred most topographically prominent peaks on Earth. Seram Island is traversed by a central mountain range,...

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Mount RanteKombola

Rantekombola is a mountain located in the province of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Some sources claim it is the highest mountain of the island. Other sources state Mount Rantemario located...

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Mount Leuser

Mount Leuser is the tallest mountain in the Indonesian province of Aceh, with an elevation of 3,381 metres (11,093 ft). The Gunung Leuser National Park protects the mountain and its surrounding...

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Mount Kerinci

Mount Kerinci (also spelled Kerintji, among several other ways, and referred to as Gunung Kerinci, Gadang, Berapi Kurinci, Kerinchi, Korinci, or Peak of Indrapura as well) is the highest volcano in...

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Mount Semeru

Semeru, or Mount Semeru, is a volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java. The stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning ‘The Great Mountain. The...

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Mount Agung

Mount Agung or Gunung Agung is a mountain in Bali, Indonesia. This stratovolcano is the highest point on the island. It dominates the surrounding area influencing the climate. The clouds come from the...

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Mount Tambora

Mount Tambora (or Tamboro) is an active stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust, and...

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Mount Rinjani

Mount Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft),...

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Mount Kinabalu

Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the east Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park,...

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Interesting Facts About Volcanoes

The term volcano originated from the name Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. A volcano forms when there is a rupture or natural occurring opening in the Earth’s crust that allows melted rock called magma,...

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