Among the 129 active volcano located in may be among the most famous Merapi. Many aspects make this volcano interesting than the first course vulkaniknya activity. In addition, Merapi is located in the central part of Java island right in the heart of Javanese culture is thick so that the cultural aspect, mythology and social aspects of politics are also interesting. Including the frequent eruption of Merapi (explode) so as vulkanologis profitable to become a natural laboratory in order to test various equipment and research methodologies. Residents who live on the slopes quite dense causing the Merapi danger level is high.
Merapi is a natural phenomenon that can provide a good source of livelihood from the soil fertility and comfort to reside there. Volcanic environments will form a distinctive pattern of society. Communities on the slopes of Merapi based sociological review relatively homogeneous in terms of ethnicity and religion, most still carry the tradition of Java, Java language, communal living and have the nature of familial mutual cooperation, the majority of agricultural livelihood, a small portion is engaged in mining, tourism and civil servants .
Foto Merapi morning in June 2006. Photo left taken from Volcano Observation Post Ngepos approximately 10 km west of the summit. The photo at right shows awanpanas avalanches and lava dome that is still smoldering.
SUMMARY
Type: Strato-volcano; petrology: Magma-basaltic andesite; Dimensions: height ~ 2978 m, diameter 28 km, area 300-400 km2, volume 150 km3; Geographical Location: Java Island, latitude 7o 32 '5''S, longitude 110o 26'5''E; administrative Position: Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region. District: Sleman, Magelang, Klaten, Boyolali; Context geodinamik: island arc, subduction of the Indo-Australian plate meeting with the Asian plate; Dynamics of eruption: lava dome growth followed awanpanas avalanches. Incandescent lava and pyroclastic fallout; main Hazards: pyroclastic flow (flow awanpanas), secondary hazards lava; Interval eruption: A couple of years (in the last 100 years on average 2-5 years); Population threatened in Disaster Prone Area III: ~ 40 000 soul
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Among the 129 active volcano located in may be among the most famous Merapi. Many aspects make this volcano interesting than the first course vulkaniknya activity. In addition, Merapi is located in the central part of Java island right in the heart of Javanese culture is thick so that the cultural aspect, mythology and social aspects of politics are also interesting. Including the frequent eruption of Merapi (explode) so as vulkanologis profitable to become a natural laboratory in order to test various equipment and research methodologies. Residents who live on the slopes quite dense causing the Merapi danger level is high.
Merapi is a natural phenomenon that can provide a good source of livelihood from the soil fertility and comfort to reside there. Volcanic environments will form a distinctive pattern of society. Communities on the slopes of Merapi based sociological review relatively homogeneous in terms of ethnicity and religion, most still carry the tradition of Java, Java language, communal living and have the nature of familial mutual cooperation, the majority of agricultural livelihood, a small portion is engaged in mining, tourism and civil servants .
Foto Merapi morning in June 2006. Photo left taken from Volcano Observation Post Ngepos approximately 10 km west of the summit. The photo at right shows awanpanas avalanches and lava dome that is still smoldering.
SUMMARY
Type: Strato-volcano; petrology: Magma-basaltic andesite; Dimensions: height ~ 2978 m, diameter 28 km, area 300-400 km2, volume 150 km3; Geographical Location: Java Island, latitude 7o 32 '5''S, longitude 110o 26'5''E; administrative Position: Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region. District: Sleman, Magelang, Klaten, Boyolali; Context geodinamik: island arc, subduction of the Indo-Australian plate meeting with the Asian plate; Dynamics of eruption: lava dome growth followed awanpanas avalanches. Incandescent lava and pyroclastic fallout; main Hazards: pyroclastic flow (flow awanpanas), secondary hazards lava; Interval eruption: A couple of years (in the last 100 years on average 2-5 years); Population threatened in Disaster Prone Area III: ~ 40 000 soul
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