Kelud (often incorrectly write into Kelud in Java language; in Dutch called Klut, Cloot, Kloet, or Kloete) is a volcano in East Java province, Indonesia, which is classified as active. The mountain is located on the border between the district of Kediri, Blitar and Malang regency, about 27 km east of the center of Kediri. As Mount Merapi, Kelud is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Since the year 1000 AD, Kelud has erupted more than 30 times, with the largest eruption of magnitude 5 Volcanic explosivity index (VEI). Kelud last eruption occurred in 2014
This volcano is included in the type of explosive eruption stratovulkan characteristics. Like many other volcanoes in Java, Kelud formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian continental plate against the Eurasian plate. Since about the year 1300 AD, the mountain erupted active registered with distance range of a relatively short time (9-25 years), making it the volcanoes that are harmful to humans.
The peculiarities of this volcano is the crater lake, which is in a state of eruption of lava flow eruptions can produce in large quantities, and endangering the surrounding population. Phreatic eruption in 2007 led to the growing lava dome and clog the surface of the lake, so the crater lake almost gone, leaving a small puddle like a puddle of water. This lava dome was later destroyed in a large eruption in early 2014.
The tops of which there are now a remnant of an eruption of the past that brought down the top of the ancient. Wall on the southwest side open so complex collapsed crater open towards it. Kelud is the highest peak, positioned slightly to the northeast of the crater. Other peaks of Elephant Mungkur peak on the west side and the peak chippy on the south side.
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