Dieng Volcanic Complex

The Dieng Volcanic Complex (Javanese: ꦢꦶꦲꦾꦁ, romanized: Dihyang) is a volcanic complex located on the Dieng Plateau in Central Java, Indonesia, a complex of volcanoes. The volcanic complex consists of two or more stratovolcanoes, more than 20 small craters, and Pleistocene to Holocene-age volcanic cones. It covers a 6 by 14 kilometres (3.7 by 8.7 mi) area. The Prahu stratovolcano was truncated by a large Pleistocene caldera and then filled by parasitic cones, lava domes, and craters which is 120 °C (248 °F). Some of them are turned into lakes. Toxic volcanic gas has caused fatalities and is a hazard at several craters. On 20 February 1979, 149 people died of gas poisoning in Pekisaran Village on the plateau near the Sinila Crater.^[2] The area is also home to a major geothermal project.^[1]

Relief Map

Dieng Volcanic Complex
Highest point
Elevation	2,565 m (8,415 ft)[1]
Coordinates	7.20°S 109.92°E / -7.20; 109.92
Geography
Dieng Volcanic Complex Java, Indonesia Show map of Java Dieng Volcanic Complex Dieng Volcanic Complex (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type	Complex volcano
Last eruption	April 2021

See also

• Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia
• Dieng Plateau
• Dieng temples

References

1. "Dieng Volcanic Complex". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
2. Fumerole death blamed on poor signs' Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Jakarta Post

External links

• Articles about the Dieng Plateau

• Landscape of the Dieng Mountains