Mount Talang ( id, Gunung Talang) () is an active
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
in
West Sumatra,
Indonesia. Talang has two
crater lakes on its flanks, the largest of which is wide and is called ''Lake Talang''.
According to the
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Mount Talang has had eight confirmed eruptions between 1833 and 1968.
[ A minor eruption followed in April 2005, over 25,000 inhabitants of the local area being evacuated due to fears of further volcanic eruptions. Geologists say that the eruption in April 2005 is connected to the devastating December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.][Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 1994]
Five new taxa of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae) from North and West Sumatra
. '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 23(4): 101–114.[Clarke, C.M. 2001. '' Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.]
See also
* List of volcanoes in Indonesia
* 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
References
Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia
Subduction volcanoes
Active volcanoes of Indonesia
Volcanoes of Sumatra
Mountains of Sumatra
Volcanic crater lakes
Landforms of West Sumatra
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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