Mount Arjuno-Welirang is a
stratovolcano in the province of
East Java
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on
Java
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,
Indonesia
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. Mount Arjuno-Welirang lies about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of
Surabaya, and 20 kilometers (12 mi) north of
Malang. It is a twin volcano, with the 'twins' being Arjuno and Welirang. There is at least one other stratovolcano in the area, and there are around 10
pyroclastic cones
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nearby.
They are located in a 6 km line between Arjuno and Welirang. The Arjuno-Welirang volcanic complex itself lies in the older two volcanoes, Mount Ringgit to the east and Mount Linting to the south. The summit lacks vegetation.
Fumarolic
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areas with
sulfur deposits are found in several locations on Welirang.
The name ''Arjuno'' is
Javanese rendition of
Arjuna, a hero in
Mahabharata
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epic, while ''Welirang'' is Javanese word for ''sulfur''.
A 1950 eruption had a
VEI=2. There was an
explosive eruption. Another eruption occurred two years later in 1952. This eruption had a VEI=0.
A 300 hectares at slope of Mount Arjuno near the road of
Surabaya-
Malang is used by
Taman Safari
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Taman Safari I
Taman ...
II.
Gallery
File:Mount Arjuna B.JPG
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een dorpsfeest in de omgeving van de berg Arjuna TMnr 3728-709.jpg
See also
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List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its globa ...
References
Active volcanoes of Indonesia
Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia
Volcanoes of East Java
Mountains of East Java
Biosphere reserves of Indonesia
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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