Mt. Papandayan (2665 m)

Indonesia / Jawa Barat / Tarogong / Kabupaten Garut
 mountain, volcano
Papandayan volcano is located 70km SE of Bandung. The volcano is Indonesia's tourist attractions. Numerous small vents are located within the crater, known as Kawah Mas, Kawah Baru, Kawah Nangklak, Kawah Manuk and many others with solfataras emitting smoke and hot fumes from its inner sides. In 1772 a debris avalanche destroyed 40 villages and killed almost 3000 people.

www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-10=
www.volcanolive.com/papandayan.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Papandayan
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Coordinates:   7°19'35"S   107°43'20"E

Comments

  • its beautiful view from the top..iskandar z. from singapore was here in 1993
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