Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status: Historical
Last Known Eruption: 1964
Summit Elevation: 3142 m 10,308 feet
Latitude: 8.342°S 8°20’30″S
Longitude: 115.508°E 115°30’30″E
Symmetrical Agung stratovolcano, Bali’s highest and most sacred mountain, towers over the eastern end of the island. The volcano, whose name means “Paramount,” rises above the SE caldera rim of neighboring Batur volcano, and the northern and southern flanks of Agung extend to the coast. The 3142-m-high summit of Agung contains a steep-walled, 500-m-wide, 200-m-deep crater. The flank cone Pawon is located low on the SE side of Gunung Agung. Only a few eruptions dating back to the early 19th century have been recorded from Agung in historical time. Agung’s 1963-64 eruption, one of the world’s largest of the 20th century, produced voluminous ashfall and devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that caused extensive damage and many fatalities.
Agung is the highest peak on Bali. The volcano is located in the eastern side of the island. Towards the north east the volcano slopes towards the Bali Sea. In the SE there is a row of small extinct volcanic cones. Towards the NW Agung volcano is separated by a narrow valley from Mt. Batur. The cone is steep and is almost completely barren on top, with an open funnel shaped crater measuring 520 X 375 meters. Mt. Agung is one of many volcanoes in Indonesia which has few written records, due to the long period of dormancy.
Originally posted 2010-08-25 03:50:53.
