Mount Gede

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mount Gede
Elevation	2,958 m (9,705 ft) [1]
Listing	List of volcanoes in Indonesia
Location
Location	Java, Indonesia
Coordinates	6°47′S 106°59′ECoordinates: 6°47′S 106°59′E[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1957[1]

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. 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.^[1]