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Mount Merbabu ((インドネシア語:Gunung Merbabu)) is a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. The name ''Merbabu'' could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Ash' from the Javanese combined words; ''Meru'' means "mountain" and ''awu'' or ''abu'' means "ash". The active volcano Mount Merapi is directly adjacent on its south-east side, while the city of Salatiga is located on its northern foothills. A 1,500m high broad saddle lies between Merbabu and Merapi,〔(Global Volcanism Program | Merbabu | Summary ). Volcano.si.edu. Retrieved on 2010-11-05.〕 the site of the village of Selo and highly fertile farming land. There are two peaks; ''Syarif'' (3,119 m) and ''Kenteng Songo'' (3,145 m). Three U-shaped radial valleys extend from the Kenteng Songo summit in northwesterly, northeastly and southeastly directions. Two known moderate eruptions occurred in 1560 and 1797. The 1797 event was rated ''2: Explosive'', on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.〔(Global Volcanism Program | Merbabu | Eruptive History ). Volcano.si.edu. Retrieved on 2010-11-05.〕 An unconfirmed eruption may have occurred in 1570.〔Simkin, T., and Siebert, L., 1994, Volcanoes of the World: Geoscience Press, Tucson, Arizona, 349 p.〕 Geologically recent eruptions originated from a North Northwest-South Southeast fissure system that cut across the summit and fed the large-volume lava flows from Kopeng and Kajor craters on the northern and southern flanks, respectively.〔 Merbabu can be climbed from several routes originating from the town of Kopeng on the north east sideside, and also from Selo on the southern side. A climb from Kopeng to Kenteng Songo takes between 8 and 10 hours. An area of 57 km² at the mountain has been declared a national park in 2004.〔(Lestari Hutan Indonesia ). Retrieved 26 February 2010.〕 == See also == * List of volcanoes in Indonesia * List of Ultras of Malay Archipelago 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Merbabu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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