Mount Rinjani

Mount Rinjani
Mount Barujari
Highest point
Elevation3,726 m (12,224 ft)[1]
Prominence3,726 m (12,224 ft)Ranked 38th
ListingIsland high point 8th
Ultra
Ribu
Coordinates8°24′52″S 116°27′35″E / 8.414414°S 116.459767°E / -8.414414; 116.459767[1]
Naming
Native nameGunung Rinjani (Indonesian)
Geography
Mount Rinjani is located in Lombok
Mount Rinjani
Mount Rinjani
Location of Mount Rinjani
LocationGunung Rinjani National Park
Lombok, Indonesia
Parent rangeLesser Sunda Islands
Geology
Age of rockLate Mesozoic
Mountain typeSomma
Volcanic arcSunda Arc
Last eruption14:45, 27 September 2016 (WITA) (2016-09-27T14:45WITA)
Climbing
Easiest routeSenaru
Normal routeSembalun
AccessRestricted

Mount Rinjani (Indonesian: Gunung Rinjani, Sasak: Gunong Rinjani) is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat, NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia.[2] It is also the highest point in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara.

Adjacent to the volcano is a 6-by-8.5-kilometre (3.7 by 5.3 mi) caldera, which is filled partially by the crater lake known as Segara Anak or Anak Laut (Child of the Sea), due to the color of its water, as blue as the sea (laut).[3] This lake is approximately 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and estimated to be about 200 metres (660 ft) deep;[4] the caldera also contains hot springs. The lake and mountain are sacred to the Sasak people and Hindus, and are the site of religious rituals.[3] UNESCO made Mount Rinjani Caldera a part of the Global Geoparks Network in April 2018.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Rinjani". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Information – Rinjani". Global Vulcanism Program USGS-Smithsonian. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Datang dan Nikmatilah Danau di Puncak Rinjani|". 18 January 2014.
  4. ^ Langston-Able, Nick (2007). Playing with Fire. United Kingdom: Freak Ash Books. p. 184. ISBN 9780955340345.
  5. ^ "Unesco designates Mount Rinjani as global geopark". Antara News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

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