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Mt. Merapi of Indonesia is a volcano that erupted recently

MT MERAPI

• Merapi (Mountain of Fire) is the most active of Indonesia’s 130 active volcanoes
• It rises to 2,911 metres and has steep slopes with dense vegetation on its lower sides.
• It is located near the centre of the island of Java and Indonesia’s cultural capital, Yogyakarta.
• Mt Merapi’s last significant eruption was in 2010. At that time, more than 300 people were killed and some 2,80,000 residents were forced to evacuate the surrounding areas

VOLCANOES IN INDONESIA

• Part of Pacific Ring of Fire
• The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes