Mount Sunda

Mount Sunda, was an ancient volcano that once stood in Priangan highlands in today's West Java province, Java island, Indonesia. The Sunda volcano existed during Pleistocene age, before the violent plinian eruption caused its caldera to collapse. The volcano formed the northern ridge of the Bandung Basin. The ancient volcano is the predecessor of today's Tangkuban Perahu, Burangrang, and Bukit Tunggul volcanoes.

The Sunda volcano was a stratovolcano and is estimated to have reached up to 3,000–4,000 metres (9,850–13,100 ft) above sea level during the Pleistocene age.[1] During this age it was one of the highest volcanoes in Java. 6°26′S 107°19′E / 6.43°S 107.32°E / -6.43; 107.32Coordinates: 6°26′S 107°19′E / 6.43°S 107.32°E / -6.43; 107.32

Eruptions

Two large-scale eruptions took place; the first formed the northern ridge of Bandung basin, and the other (est. 55,000 Before Present) blocked the Citarum river, turning the basin into a lake known as "the Great Prehistoric Lake of Bandung".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ M.N. Kartadinata, M. Okuno, T. Nakamura and T. Kobayashi (2002). "Eruptive History of Tangkuban Perahu Volcano, West Java, Indonesia: A Preliminary Report" (PDF). Journal of Geography. 111 (3): 404–409. doi:10.5026/jgeography.111.3_404. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
  2. ↑ Dam, M.A.C. (1994). "The Late Quaternary Evolution of the Bandung Basin, West Java, Indonesia". Ph.D. Thesis. Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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