Mount Popa peak | mountain, volcano, stratovolcano

Myanmar / Magway / Chauk /
 mountain, volcano, stratovolcano

Dormant Volcano, Mount Popa, also called Popa Hill, extinct volcano, central Myanmar (Burma), at the northern end of Pegu Mountain Range. It rises to 4,985 feet (1,519 m), has a mile-wide crater, and is the highest point in the range. Mount Popa is believed to be the home of the 37 nats, or spirits, that are a part of Burmese animist religion.
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Coordinates:   20°55'13"N   95°15'12"E
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