Merapi

Living with a volcano in your backyard

Mount Merapi (summit height 2.930 mdpl, per 2010) is a volcano in the middle of Java Island and is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. The southern slopes are in Sleman district administration, Yogyakarta Special Region, and the rest are in Central Java Province, Magelang regency on the west side, Boyolali regency on the north and east side, and Klaten regency on the southeast side. Forest areas around the peak of Mount Merapi National Park area since 2004.
This mountain is very dangerous because according to modern records eruption every two to five years and is surrounded by very dense settlements. Since 1548, this mountain has erupted as many as 68 times. The town of Magelang and the city of Yogyakarta is the nearest big city, is less than 30 km from the peak. On the slopes there are still settlements up to a height of 1700 m and only four kilometers from the summit

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Adrian Crapciu
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Solo,Indonesia
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