Mount Egon
Highest point
Elevation1,661 m (5,449 ft)[1]
ListingRibu
Coordinates08°40′S 122°27′E / 8.667°S 122.450°E / -8.667; 122.450[1]
Geography
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionApril 2008[1]

Mount Egon (Gunung Egon, sometimes also called Gunung Namang) is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate.[2] Quakes and fumes from the volcano have been occurring since November 2010, designating Egon as one of 11 volcanoes in Indonesia on the highest level alert.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Egon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  2. sunda-islands.com/Malaysia Discovery Encyclopedia Article on Gunung Egon
  3. "Mount Egon increases volcanic activity". The Jakarta Post. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-10.


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