Marapi Volcano:
One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, Marapi Volcano, erupted recently, spewing thick columns of ash at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but no casualties were reported.
- Marapi Volcano is an active volcanolocated in the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The mountain is part of the Ring of Fire—a long, horseshoe-shaped, seismically active belt that rings the Pacific Ocean.
- The highest peak among several volcanoes in the highlands, Mount Marapi rises to 9,485 feet (2,891 meters) above sea level.
- It has steep slopes with dense vegetation on its lower flanks.
- Its summit contains the Bancah caldera, which has a diameter of 0.9 miles (1.4 km) and is characterized by a series of overlapping craters.
- Mount Marapi is often confused with a similar active volcano called Mount Merapi, which is located near the center of the island of Java, Indonesia.
- It has erupted 11 times during the early 21st century, with its deadliest single event having killed 60 people in 1979.
