Mount Dempo | |
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Gunung Dempo | |
![]() A tea plantation on the outskirts of Mount Dempo
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,173 m (10,410 ft) |
Prominence | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) |
Listing |
Ultra Ribu |
Coordinates | 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°ECoordinates: 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E / 4.01583°S 103.12833°E |
Geography | |
Sumatra, Indonesia
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Parent range | Bukit Barisan |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | January 2009 |
Mount Dempo is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400 m wide lake is found at the north-west end of the crater complex.
The most recent activity has been in 2009. Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.