Raung
Color infrared view of Raung Volcano, May 1992
Elevation	3,332 metres (10,932 ft) [1]
Location	Java, Indonesia
Prominence	3,065 metres (10,060 ft)
Coordinates	8°07′30″S 114°02′30″E / 8.125°S 114.04167°E / -8.125; 114.04167Coordinates: 8°07′30″S 114°02′30″E / 8.125°S 114.04167°E / -8.125; 114.04167 [1]
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	2008
Listing	Ultra Ribu

Raung is one of the most active volcanoes on the island of Java in Indonesia.

It is located in the province of East Java and has a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide caldera surrounded by a grayish rim. The difference in color of the rim and the flanks of the volcanoes is caused by the rim’s lack of vegetation compared with the healthy and extensive vegetation on the flanks. Raung, standing almost 3,332 metres (10,932 ft) above sea level, is the tallest volcano of this cluster. Although the valleys between the major volcanoes boast fertile, ash-enriched soil for agriculture, available land is very limited. Raung contains centres constructed along a NE to SW line, with Gunung Suket and Gunung Gadung stratovolcanoes being located to the northeast and west, respectively.

Its earliest recorded eruption was in 1586 which resulted in fatalities; between 1586 and 1817 five more deadly eruptions were recorded.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

[edit] References

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