Mount Agung

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Mount Agung is an active stratovolcano and the highest peak on the Indonesian island of Bali, revered as a sacred mountain and known for its powerful eruptions.

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Label Occurrences
Mount Agung canonical 5
Agung 1
Mount Agung on Bali (on clear days) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
associatedTemple Pura Besakih
climbingSeason dry season
country Indonesia
elevation 3031 m
9944 ft
eruptionImpact ash clouds over Bali
disruption of air travel
eruptionStyle explosive
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasCrater yes
hasEvacuationZone yes
hazard ash fall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
highestPointOf Bali
isSacredTo Balinese Hinduism
surface form: Balinese Hindus
isTouristAttraction yes
lastEruptionEnd 2019
lastEruptionStart 2017
locatedIn Bali
Lesser Sunda Islands
Ring of Fire
Southeast Asia
locatedOnIsland Bali
majorEruptionYear 1963
monitoringAgency Indonesia Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
surface form: Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
nameLanguage Indonesian
nameMeaning Great Mountain
nearbySettlement Bangli Regency
surface form: Amlapura

Rendang
Selat
notableEruption 1963–1964 eruption of Mount Agung
orientationBelief axis of the world for Balinese Hindus
overliesPlate Eurasian Plate
partOf Sunda Arc
surface form: Bali Island volcanic chain
popularActivity mountain trekking
province Province of Bali
surface form: Bali Province
religiousOrientationRole reference point for temple orientation in Bali
religiousSignificance sacred mountain in Balinese Hinduism
restrictedAccessReason volcanic activity
summitCraterShape elongated crater
tectonicPlate Indo-Australian Plate
VEI 5
volcanicArcBelt Sunda Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bali hasVolcano Mount Agung
Senggigi hasViewOf Mount Agung
this entity surface form: Mount Agung on Bali (on clear days)
Sunda Arc contains Mount Agung
this entity surface form: Agung
Mount Batur hasViewOf Mount Agung
Karangasem Regency hasLandmark Mount Agung
Karangasem Regency contains Mount Agung
Karangasem Regency hasVolcano Mount Agung