MOUNT MERAPI
- January 28, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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MOUNT MERAPI
Subject : Geography
Context : Indonesia’s most active volcano Mt Merapi erupts again, unleashing river of lava.
Concept :
- Merapi (Mountain of Fire) is the most active of Indonesia’s 130 active volcanoes.
- It rises to 2,911 metres and has steep slopes with dense vegetation on its lower sides.
- It is located near the centre of the island of Java and Indonesia’s cultural capital, Yogyakarta.
- Mt Merapi’s last significant eruption was in 2010. At that time, more than 300 people were killed and some 2,80,000 residents were forced to evacuate the surrounding areas.