Kiaraberes-Gagak Volcano (Desa Purwabakti)

Indonesia / Jawa Barat / Cidahu / Desa Purwabakti
 mountain, volcano

Mount Kiaraberes-Gagak or Gunung Kiaraberes-Gagak is the western most volcano on Java island. It is an eroded stratovolcano with fumarolic areas on its flanks.

Elevation: 1,511 metres (4,957 ft)[1]
Type: stratovolcano
Last eruption: 1939
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   6°43'44"S   106°38'56"E

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  • Volcano Type: Stratovolcanoes, Eruption: 1939, Summit Elevation: 1699 m, Latitude: 6.75°S 6°45'0"S Longitude: 106.70°E 106°42'0"E. The Perbakti-Gagak volcanic complex, also known as Kiaraberes-Gagak, is a cluster of deeply eroded stratovolcanoes situated immediately SW of Salak volcano. The 1699-m-high summit ridge of Gunung Perbakti is elongated in a NW-SE direction, and Gunung Endut volcano rises to 1474 m above a saddle SW of Perbakti. Gunung Gagak lies to the NW; it is capped by pumice and obsidian, and obsidian lava flows extend to the north and NE. Quaternary rhyolitic lava domes form a NNE-trending chain at the eastern side of the complex. Two 2-km-wide depressions on the northern and southern sides of Perbakti form the headwaters of the Kaluwung Herang and Pamatutan rivers, respectively. The volcanic complex is marked by vigorous geothermal activity. Fumaroles, mud pots and hot springs are located on the south and SE flanks of Perbakti and at the Kiaraberes area, which includes the commercial geothermal field of Awibengkok. Mild phreatic eruptions took place during the Holocene into historical time from flank fumarolic fields. (Source: www.volcano.si.edu)
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