Mount Sumbing (Sumatra)

Mount Sumbing is a stratovolcano in the central region of Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has a complicated summit region with several craters and a 180 m long crater lake.

Mount Sumbing
Highest point
Elevation2,507 m (8,225 ft)[1]
Coordinates2.414°S 101.728°E / -2.414; 101.728
Geography
LocationSumatra, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionMay to June 1921

Eruptions

Only two known historical eruptions have taken place, one in 1909 and another in 1921. Hot springs occurred in the south-west foot of the volcano.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Sumbing". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-27.


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