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Mount Lawu

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Isolation
  
127 kilometres (79 mi)

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Prominence
  
3,118 m

Province
  
Central Java

Location
  
Java, Indonesia

Elevation
  
3,265 m

Last eruption
  
1885

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Listing
  
Ultra-prominent peak, Ribu

Similar
  
Mount Merbabu, Semeru, Mount Merapi, Mount Sumbing, Mount Slamet

Great mount lawu from cetho


Mount Lawu, or Gunung Lawu, is a massive compound stratovolcano straddling the border between East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern side contains parasitic crater lakes and parasitic cones. A fumarolic area is located on the south flank at 2,550 m. The only reported activity of Lawu took place in 1885, when rumblings and light volcanic ash falls were reported.

Contents

Map of Mt. Lawu, Gondosuli, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

Cultural features

The western slopes of Lawu have a number of graveyards - including Astana Giribangun and Mangkunegaran

Earlier structures on the western slopes also include Candi Ceto and Candi Sukuh

References

Mount Lawu Wikipedia