Global Information Lookup Global Information

Mount Marapi information


Marapi
Marapi in 2017
Highest point
Elevation2,884 m (9,462 ft)[1]
Prominence2,116 m (6,942 ft)
ListingUltra
Ribu
Coordinates00°22′48″S 100°28′27″E / 0.38000°S 100.47417°E / -0.38000; 100.47417[1]
Geography
Marapi is located in Indonesia
Marapi
Marapi
West Sumatra, Indonesia
Parent rangeBarisan Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Last eruption3 December 2023
Mount Marapi and Bukittinggi

The Marapi (Malay Arabic: ماراڤي), or Mount Marapi (Indonesian: Gunung Marapi, Minangkabau: Gunuang Marapi, Malay Arabic: ڬونوواڠ ماراڤي), is a complex volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, and is the most active volcano in Sumatra. Like that of its quasi-homonym on Java, its name means "Mountain of Fire". Its elevation is 2,885 metres (9,465.2 ft). Several cities and towns are situated around the mountain including Bukittinggi, Padang Panjang, and Batusangkar. The volcano is also popular among hikers.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Marapi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  2. ^ "Mount Marapi: Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 22". 2023-12-05. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

and 28 Related for: Mount Marapi information

Request time (Page generated in 0.806 seconds.)

Mount Marapi

Last Update:

The Marapi (Malay Arabic: ماراڤي), or Mount Marapi (Indonesian: Gunung Marapi, Minangkabau: Gunuang Marapi, Malay Arabic: ڬونوواڠ ماراڤي), is a complex...

Word Count : 966

2023 eruption of Mount Marapi

Last Update:

Mount Marapi On 3 December 2023, Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupted, sending ash as high as 3,000 metres (10...

Word Count : 1386

1979 eruption of Mount Marapi

Last Update:

On 30 April 1979, Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the most active complex volcano in West Sumatra province, erupted...

Word Count : 413

List of volcanic eruptions by death toll

Last Update:

"Arenal Volcano 1968 eruption". Arenal.net. Retrieved 19 June 2015. Report on Marapi (Indonesia) — May 1979. Global Volcanism Program (Report). Smithsonian Institution...

Word Count : 1217

List of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century

Last Update:

Smithsonian Institution. "Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia". The Guardian. 3 February 2014. "Search for survivors after deadly Mount Sinabung volcanic eruption"...

Word Count : 1781

Padang Panjang

Last Update:

provincial capital Padang. It sits on a plateau beneath the volcanoes Mount Marapi and Mount Singgalang. It has an area of 23.0 km2 and a population at the 2010...

Word Count : 478

Bukittinggi

Last Update:

100.36917°E / -0.30556; 100.36917, near the volcanoes Mount Singgalang (inactive) and Mount Marapi (still active). At 930 m above sea level, the city has...

Word Count : 1423

April 30

Last Update:

South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh. 1979 – Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupted...

Word Count : 5051

Complex volcano

Last Update:

(California, United States) Mount Marapi (Indonesia) Mount Mazama (Oregon, United States) McDonald Islands (Indian Ocean, Australia) Mount Meager massif (British...

Word Count : 488

Minangkabau people

Last Update:

The first Minangkabau are said to have arrived by ship and landed on Mount Marapi when it was no bigger than the size of an egg, which protruded from a...

Word Count : 6731

List of volcanoes by elevation

Last Update:

9,514 Quetzaltenango department, Guatemala Mount McLoughlin 2,893 9,491 Oregon, United States Mount Marapi 2,891 9,485 West Sumatra, Indonesia Geureudong...

Word Count : 59

Akarendrawarman

Last Update:

Parpatih. The kingdom was mentioned to be located in Parhyangan on Mount Mahameru (Mount Marapi). De Casparis concluded that Akarendrawarman was the predecessor...

Word Count : 192

List of Southeast Asian mountains

Last Update:

Mount Marapi 2,885 m (9,465 ft)  Indonesia * Geureudong 2,885 m (9,465 ft)  Indonesia * Mount Kalatungan 2,880 m (9,449 ft)  Philippines * Mount Singgalang...

Word Count : 54

Minangkabau Highlands

Last Update:

province of West Sumatra, located around three mountains—Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang, and Mount Sago—in west-central Sumatra, Indonesia. The highlands...

Word Count : 415

Tanah Datar Regency

Last Update:

level. Tanah Datar Regency is located between two mountains, namely Mount Marapi and Mount Singgalang. This topography is dominated by hilly areas and has...

Word Count : 776

2023 in Indonesia

Last Update:

December – 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers are found dead and thirteen more are missing after Mount Marapi's eruption in West Sumatra. 24...

Word Count : 6098

December 3

Last Update:

people, without power, for five days, leading to a FBI probe. 2023 – Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions...

Word Count : 4790

1979 eruption of Sinila crater

Last Update:

000 people. List of volcanic eruptions by death toll 1979 eruption of Mount Marapi, another notable eruption in Indonesia in the same year "Vulkaanuitbarsting...

Word Count : 461

West Sumatra

Last Update:

The mountains & volcanoes of West Sumatra include: Kerinci (3,805 m), Marapi (2,891 m), Sago (2,271 m), Singgalang (2,877 m), Talakmau (2,912 m), Talang...

Word Count : 10300

Nikolai Kudryavtsev

Last Update:

sometimes reaching 500 meters in height, such as during the eruption of Mount Marapi in Sumatra in 1932. (There have been several other instances subsequently...

Word Count : 1032

Pacu jawi

Last Update:

According to tradition, the race can only be held where the 2,891 m-tall Mount Marapi—reputed to be the origin of the Minangkabau people who populate West...

Word Count : 1342

Pariangan

Last Update:

Sumatra province, Indonesia. The village is located on the lower slopes of Mount Marapi, a highly active volcano, at a distance of fifteen kilometres from the...

Word Count : 250

List of minor planets named after places

Last Update:

Taj Mahal (Taj Mahal) 536 Merapi (Mount Marapi, West Sumatra) 732 Tjilaki (Cilaki River, West Java) 754 Malabar (Mount Malabar, West Java) 770 Bali (Bali...

Word Count : 4996

List of ultras of the Malay Archipelago

Last Update:

Mount Ophir  Indonesia (Sumatra) 2,912 m 9,554 ft 2,324 m 7,625 ft 588 5 Mount Marapi  Indonesia (Sumatra) 2,891 m 9,485 ft 2,116 m 6,942 ft 775 6 Bukit Mugajah...

Word Count : 91

Nepenthes bongso

Last Update:

Putri Bungsu (literally "youngest daughter"), the spirit guardian of Mount Marapi. The species was formally described by Pieter Willem Korthals in his...

Word Count : 1146

List of volcanoes in Indonesia

Last Update:

range is Mount Kerinci with an elevation of 3,800 m (12,467 ft). Explosive eruption of Sinabung on 9 June 2019. Landsat image of Lake Toba Marapi The Sunda...

Word Count : 2450

Lukok

Last Update:

village's residents are employed as merchants. Due to its proximity to Mount Marapi, Lukok has a cool climate and many trees. Lukok celebrates the festival...

Word Count : 95

Barisan Mountains

Last Update:

following list is sourced from the Study Archaeology Landsat image of Lake Toba Marapi List of volcanoes in Indonesia Kodam I/Bukit Barisan Wikimedia Commons has...

Word Count : 334

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net