Tangkuban Perahu

Tangkuban Parahu
Tangkuban Parahu
	Tangkuban Perahu viewed in Kawah Ratu, 2016
Highest point
Elevation	2,084 m (6,837 ft)
Listing	Spesial Ribu
Coordinates	6°46′S 107°36′E / 6.77°S 107.60°E
Geography
	Tangkuban Parahu West Java, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	26 July 2019
Climbing
First ascent	1713 by van Riebeeck
Easiest route	Hike

Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban Parahu)^[1] is a stratovolcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It erupted in 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 2013 and 2019. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs and boiling mud up close, and buy eggs cooked on the hot surface.^[2] Together with Mount Burangrang and Bukit Tunggul, it is a remnant of the ancient Mount Sunda after the plinian eruption caused the Caldera to collapse.

In April 2005, the Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation raised an alert, forbidding visitors from going up the volcano. "Sensors on the slopes of the two mountains - Anak Krakatoa on the southern tip of Sumatra Island and Tangkuban Perahu in Java - picked up an increase in volcanic activity and a build-up of gases, said government volcanologist Syamsul Rizal."^[3] On the mountain's northern flank is Death Valley, which derives its name from a frequent accumulation of poisonous gases.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tangkuban Parahu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
^ There are numerous tourist attractions in the mountains around Bandung, many of which are related to the interesting geology of the region. For locals to visit the cost is Rp. 30,000 but foreign visitors are charged ten times that amount. There are a number of volcanoes and volcanic craters close to Bandung, such as the Kawah Putih crater lake around 50 km to the south.
^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050413185123&irec=1 thejakartapost.com
^ Mount Tangkuban Perahu Tourism, indonesia-tourism.com

[gvp-1] "Tangkuban Parahu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-11-06.

[2] There are numerous tourist attractions in the mountains around Bandung, many of which are related to the interesting geology of the region. For locals to visit the cost is Rp. 30,000 but foreign visitors are charged ten times that amount. There are a number of volcanoes and volcanic craters close to Bandung, such as the Kawah Putih crater lake around 50 km to the south.

[3] ttp://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050413185123&irec=1 thejakartapost.com

[4] Mount Tangkuban Perahu Tourism, indonesia-tourism.com

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