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Mount Gede

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Location
  
Elevation
  
2,958 m

Province
  
Mountain type
  
Last eruption
  
1957

Easiest route
  
Cibodas Botanical Garden

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Mount Gede or Gunung Gede (Big Mountain in Sundanese) is a Stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. The volcano contains two peaks with Mount Gede as one peak and Mount Pangrango for the other one. Three major cities, Cianjur, Sukabumi and Bogor, are located in the volcano complex at the east, south and northwest, respectively, along with suburban growth. Seven craters are located in the complex: Baru, Gumuruh (2,927 m), Lanang (2,800 m), Kawah Leutik, Ratu (2,800 m), Sela (2,709 m) and Wadon (2,600 m). Historical volcanic activity has been recorded since the 16th century. With the amalgamation and growth of Greater Jakarta with those 3 cities, dense suburban growth has engulfed the fringes of the volcano, home to roughly 4 million people. Though not listed as one of the Decade Volcanoes or thought to produce large eruptions, the huge populations nearby give a potential for severe destruction if indeed a large eruption did occur.

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Map of Mount Gede, Cipendawa, Pacet, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Mount gede a documentary film


References

Mount Gede Wikipedia