Gunung Karang

Gunung Karang
Mount Karang in Banten. Photo courtesy Sumarso
Highest point
Elevation 1,778 m (5,833 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,703 m (5,587 ft) [2]
Listing List of volcanoes in Indonesia
Ultra
Ribu
Coordinates 6°16′09″S 106°03′00″E / 6.26917°S 106.05000°E / -6.26917; 106.05000Coordinates: 6°16′09″S 106°03′00″E / 6.26917°S 106.05000°E / -6.26917; 106.05000 [2]
Naming
Translation Mount of corals (Indonesian)
Geography
Gunung Karang
West Java, Indonesia
Gunung Karang
Gunung Karang (Indonesia)
Geology
Age of rock Holocene (?)[1]
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking

Gunung Karang (translations could refer to either "craggy mountain" or "coral mountain" in the Indonesian language) is a volcano at the westernmost end of Banten, Indonesia.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Karang". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. 1 2 "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-06.

References

  • Whitten, T; Soeriaatmadja, R. E.; Suraya A. A. (1996). The Ecology of Java and Bali. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions Ltd. p. 92.
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