Mount Penanggungan is a small

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, immediately north of Arjuno- Welirang volcanic complex in

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province,

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island,

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. Mount Penanggungan is about 40 kilometers (24.8 mi) south of

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, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Several

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sanctuaries, sacred places and

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s are on the mountain dating from AD 977–1511.

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s and

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deposits are around the volcano.

References

Penanggungan Penanggungan {{EJava-geo-stub

See also

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