🌋 Tangkuban Perahu
Indonesia · Asia · 6.77°S, 107.60°E
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Tangkuban Perahu is a stratovolcano in Lembang, West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It erupted in 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 2013 and 2019. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs and boiling mud up close, and buy eggs cooked on the hot surface. Together with Mount Burangrang and Bukit Tunggul, it is a remnant of the ancient Mount Sunda after the plinian eruption caused the Caldera to collapse.
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Quick facts
| Country | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 6.77°S, 107.60°E · view on map |
Tangkuban Perahu is located in Indonesia, in Asia.
More stratovolcanoes in Indonesia
Amasing Hill · Arjuno-Welirang · Baluran · Bibinoi Hill · Bukit Daun · Bukit Lumut Balai · Dieng Volcanic Complex · Ebulobo · Galunggung · Gamalama.
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