Mount Muria

For the village in Bihar, see Muria, Bihar.
Mount Muria
Moerjo, Moerija
Mount Muria, photographed in 1999 by the crew of the STS-93 mission
Highest point
Elevation1,602 m (5,256 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,595 m (5,233 ft)[3]
ListingRibu
Coordinates6°37′00″S 110°53′00″E / 6.616667°S 110.883333°E / -6.616667; 110.883333[4]
Geography
Mount Muria is located in Java
Mount Muria
Mount Muria
Mount Muria (Java Island)
Mount Muria is located in Indonesia
Mount Muria
Mount Muria
Mount Muria (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano[4]
Last eruption160 BCE[4]
Muria stratovolcano forms the broad Muria Peninsula along the northern coast of central Java in this NASA Landsat mosaic (with north to the top). This 1625-m-high volcano lies well north of the main volcanic chain in Java. It is largely Pleistocene in age and displays deeply eroded flanks. The summit is cut by several large N-S-trending craters, some containing lava domes. The most recent eruptive activity at Muria produced three maars on the SE and NE flanks and a lava flow from a SE-flank vent that entered one of the maars.

Mount Muria or Gunung Muria is a dormant stratovolcano[5] on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia, about 66 km north of Semarang city.[6] It is located in three Regencies: Jepara on the west, Kudus on the south, and Pati on the east.[7] Some sources state the mountain has a height of 1602 m,[1][2] some state 1625 m.[4][8]

Mount Muria was once an island, separated from Java by the Muria Strait.[9][10] The strait was one of the spice trade routes connecting the Middle East with Maluku and was probably traveled by Tomé Pires on his voyage to Java.[11] The strait closed around 1657.[12]: 111–113 

In 1979, the northern side of the mountain was chosen by the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) [id] as a location for the construction of a nuclear power plant, with the understanding that the risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions was small compared to other parts of Java and Bali.[13] The plant's placement also took into consideration electricity consumption in Central Java.[13] Earthquakes that rocked Mount Muria in the 2010s put an end to the development plan.[citation needed]

The mountain last erupted in 160 BCE.[4]

  1. ^ a b Widjanarko 2016, p. 112.
  2. ^ a b Balulu 2011, p. 104.
  3. ^ "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago". Peaklist. 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Muria". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. ^ Sunarko 2016, p. 50.
  6. ^ "Peta visualisasi GPS". Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ^ Bronto & Mulyaningsih 2007, p. 43.
  8. ^ "Muria". Volcano World. Oregon State University. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. ^ Sunarto 2008.
  10. ^ Subandriyono, Joko (8 October 2020). "Widodo Pranowo Peneliti Pusat Riset Kelautan KKP Memastikan Bahwa Pantai Benteng Portugis Jepara Tidak Akan Terkena Tsunami" [Widodo Pranowo, Researcher at the KKP Marine Research Center, Ensures that Jepara's Portuguese Fort Beach Will Not Be Affected by the Tsunami]. Pusat Riset Kelautan Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. ^ Roesmanto 2012, p. 11.
  12. ^ Dagh-register gehouden int Casteel Batavia: vant passerende daer ter plaetse als over geheel Nederlandts-India (1656-1657), hlm. 27 via Sejara Nusantara hdl:2027/mdp.39015020146026
  13. ^ a b Bronto & Mulyaningsih 2007, p. 44.