Mount Dempo
Mount Dempo is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400-metre (1,300 ft) wide lake is found at the north-west end of the crater complex.
| Mount Dempo | |
|---|---|
| Gunung Dempo | |
Mount Dempo in 2018 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,142 m (10,308 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Coordinates | 4°00′57″S 103°07′42″E |
| Geography | |
Mount Dempo Sumatra, Indonesia Mount Dempo Mount Dempo (Indonesia) | |
| Parent range | Bukit Barisan |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 21 August 2023 |
Activities present been in 2009 and most recently, August 21, 2023. Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.
At 1:54 AM (GMT+7), a small phreatic explosion occurred causing small pyroclastic flows to ride down the northwest slope a few hundred meters downward, resulting to no injuries nor any damage to the surrounding landscape other than the volcano itself, lasting no more than 239s/3m59s.
The Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Dutch shipping company named and operated a fine passenger liner named 'Dempo' from 1931 to 1944 between Europe and South Asia.