Mount Merapi (Mountain of Fire)
Gunung Merapi (literally means Mountain of Fire Mountain), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. Thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano. The volcano is now 2,930 metres high, 38 metres lower than before the 2010 eruptions. Typically, small eruptions occur every two to three years, and larger ones every 10–15 years or so. Significant eruptions, often causing many deaths, have occurred in 1006, 1786, 1822, 1872, and 1930. Although Mount Merapi consider as a dangerous volcano but it looks very magnificent from the city of Yogyakarta, especially in a clear blue sky day.
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