Volcanoes of West Java

Mount Galunggung (Indonesian: Gunung Galunggung, formerly spelled Galoen-gong, ) is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, around southeast of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung (or around to the northwest of the West Java town of Tasikmalaya). Mount Galunggung is part of the Sunda Arc extending through Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, which has resulted from the subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in Indonesia

volcano in West Java, Indonesia

stratovolcano in West Java in Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

Mount Talagabodas or Mount Telagabodas (which means Mount of White Lake (refer to white crater lake) in Sundanese) is a stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. The volcano is about 25 km to the east of the town of Garut and is built up of andesitic lavas and pyroclastics. Fumaroles, mud pots and hot springs are found around the crater lake. Changes of the lake color occurred in 1913 and 1921. The diameter of crater lake is less than 2 km and lies at an altitude of 1,720 m or 1,020 m above Garut plains.

volcano in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia

mountain in Indonesia; geonames ID = 1640345

mountain in Indonesia

mountain in Indonesia

mountain in West Java, Indonesia