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Kendeng

Kedeng is a 1,732 m (5,682 ft) high stratovolcano on western Java, Indonesia. The volcano comprises andesites and andesitic breccias which date back to the Pleistocene. It was active between 1.8 million and 700 thousand years ago. The volcano presently does not display any surface activity, though the caldera is rounded in shape, indicating previous violent eruptions.

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Mount Kedeng
Mount Kedeng
Mount Kedeng (Java Island)
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Mount Kedeng
Mount Kedeng (Indonesia)
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Highest point
Elevation1,732 m (5,682 ft)2
Coordinates6°46′05″S 106°31′34″E / 6.768°S 106.526°E / -6.768; 106.5262
Geography
Location
1
Country
Indonesia2
Region
West Java2
Geology
Rock agePleistocene2
Stratovolcano2
Last eruptionPleistocene2

Kedeng is a 1,732 m (5,682 ft) high stratovolcano on western Java, Indonesia.2 The volcano comprises andesites and andesitic breccias which date back to the Pleistocene. It was active between 1.8 million and 700 thousand years ago. The volcano presently does not display any surface activity, though the caldera is rounded in shape, indicating previous violent eruptions.1

There are several mountains in Indonesia with the name Kedeng.1 This particular mountain is located to the west of Rancabali [id] in Bandung Regency and to the east of Sukanagara [id] in Cianjur Regency.1

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References

  1. Bachtiar, T. (16 July 2016). "Gunung Kedeng" [Mount Kedeng]. Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. "Kedeng". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.