February 21st, 2012 Category: Volcanoes

Indonesia - January 7th, 2012

This APM image shows the city of Semarang, located on the northern coast of Java, Indonesia. The capital of the province of Central Java, it has an area of 305.17 km². The northern part of the city is built on the coastal plain while the southern parts are on higher ground.

Visible to the south of the city are numerous volcanic peaks. Four stratovolcanoes can be observed in a curved line due south of Semarang: (from top to bottom) the deeply eroded Mount Ungaran, Mount Telomoyo, the dormant Mount Merbabu and the active Mount Merapi. In the lower left quadrant are two active stratovolanoces: Mount Sundoro (left) and Mount Sumbing (right).

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November 17th, 2011 Category: Image of the day, Volcanoes

Indonesia - November 8th, 2011

This APM image shows the city of Semarang, located on the northern coast of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java. It has an area of 305.17 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million people, making it Indonesia’s 9th most populous city. The northern part of the city is built on the coastal plain while the southern parts are on higher ground.

Visible in the lower half of the image are a series of volcanic peaks. In a curved line due south of the city are four stratovolcanoes (from north to south): the deeply eroded Mount Ungaran, Mount Telomoyo, the dormant Mount Merbabu and the active Mount Merapi. In the lower left quadrant are Mount Sundoro (left) and Mount Sumbing (right), both of which are active stratovolcanoes.

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December 11th, 2009 Category: Image of the day, Volcanoes

Java, Indonesia - November 9th, 2009

Volcanic peaks tower above the terrain of Java, Indonesia, in this orthorectified image. The view reaches from the north coast to the south coast of the island. Visible on the north shores in the upper right corner is the city of Semarang, while the city of Yogyakarta can be seen near the south coast towards the bottom.

Three volcanoes are situated in a vertical line between the two cities. These are, from north to south, Mount Ungaran, a deeply eroded stratovolcano, Mount Merbabu, a dormant stratovolcano, and Mount Merapi, a conical volcano and the most active in Indonesia.

To the west, near the image center, are the conical peaks of two stratovolcanoes: Mount Sundoro (also spelled Sindoro) , above, and Mount Sumbing, below.

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