Mount Penanggungan

Mountain of East-Java, Indonesia with sacred Hindu-Buddhist temples

Mount Penanggungan is located in Java
Mount Penanggungan
Mount Penanggungan
Java, Indonesia
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Mount Penanggungan is located in Indonesia
Mount Penanggungan
Mount Penanggungan
Mount Penanggungan (Indonesia)
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GeologyAge of rockHoloceneMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruptionUnknown

Mount Penanggungan is a small stratovolcano, immediately north of Arjuno-Welirang volcanic complex in East Java province, Java island, Indonesia. Mount Penanggungan is about 40 kilometers (24.8 mi) south of Surabaya, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Several Hindu-Buddhist sanctuaries, sacred places and monuments are on the mountain dating from AD 977–1511. Lava flows and pyroclastic deposits are around the volcano.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Penanggungan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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