Mount Slamet

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Mount Slamet
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Mount Slamet seen from Limpakuwus paddy field
Highest point
Elevation 3,432 m (11,260 ft) [1]
Prominence 3,328 m (10,919 ft) [2]
Ranked 65th
Isolation 420 km (260 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing Ultra
Ribu
Coordinates 7°14′21″S109°13′12″E / 7.23917°S 109.22000°E / -7.23917; 109.22000 [2]
Geography
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Mount Slamet
Location on Java, Indonesia
Location Java, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption March to September 2014
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Relief Map
Mount Slamet eruption, August 26, 2014

Mount Slamet (Indonesian : Gunung Slamet) is an active stratovolcano in the Purbalingga Regency of Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozen cinder cones on the lower southeast-northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The volcano is composed of two overlapping edifices. Four craters are found at the summit. Mount Slamet is a mountain with the coldest average temperature on the island of Java and one of the areas with the highest annual rainfall in Indonesia, namely 8,134.00 millimeters (mm) per year. [3]

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Historical eruptions have been recorded since the eighteenth century., [1] with its most recent events being in 2009 and 2014. [4] Its summit is Central Java's highest point.

Eruptions

September 2014

Mount Slamet erupted again Wednesday, September 18, 2014 after four years of remaining quiet. The volcano, dormant since 2009, began erupting again in late August 2014 prompting authorities to raise alert levels in the area. [4] While the eruption was not considered to be a large one, a nearby forest was razed and authorities have blocked off a 2.5 mile radius in case of increased activity. Residents have otherwise remained calm in the region. [5] Based on the identity found, the victim named Sumardi 47 years from Giyanti Village, Candimulyo District, Magelang.

From the results of the examination conducted by the medical team, the victim died due to hypothermia.

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