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Truncation into a Twin-Peaked Volcano
- When
- 1772
- Where
- Summit of Mount Papandayan
- Part of
- Eruption of Mount Papandayan
The eruption truncated the volcano into a broad form with two peaks and a 1.1 km flat area containing the Alun-Alun crater.
The 1772 eruption truncated Mount Papandayan into a broad shape with two peaks and a flat area 1.1 km wide, with the Alun-Alun crater in the middle. This morphology made the mountain appear as a twin volcano, one peak called Papandayan and the other Mount Puntang. The reshaped summit remains a defining feature of the volcano today.
Sources
- Mount Papandayan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15
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