Mount Egon | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,661 m (5,449 ft) [1] |
Listing | Ribu |
Coordinates | 08°40′S 122°27′E / 8.667°S 122.450°E [1] |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | April 2008 [1] |
Mount Egon (Gunung Egon, sometimes also called Gunung Namang) is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate. [2] Quakes and fumes from the volcano have been occurring since November 2010, designating Egon as one of 11 volcanoes in Indonesia on the highest level alert. [3]