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Mount Tanggamus

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Volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia
Tanggamus
Summit of Tanggamus
Highest point
Elevation2,079 m (6,821 ft)
ListingUltra
Ribu
Coordinates5°25′37″S 104°40′30″E / 5.427°S 104.675°E / -5.427; 104.675
Geography
Tanggamus is located in SumatraTanggamusTanggamusLampung Province
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

Tanggamus is a 2,079 m (6,821 ft) high Quaternary stratovolcano in southern Sumatra's Lampung Province. The volcano has no history of eruptions; the last is thought to be during the Pleistocene. Lahar deposits along the volcano, comprising andesite and pumice, have been dated to about 1.5 million years ago though they may be younger. Lava on Tanggamus was dated at 1.4 million years ago.

See also

References

  1. "Tanggamus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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