Mount Tujuh is a caldera volcano in the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra. Many old lava flows are on its flanks and the last known eruption, before recent times, occurred 1200 years before present, between 740 - 880 CE. It has a cluster of around three dozen cinder cones on the lower southeast-northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The most recent confirmed eruption was in 1969-1970. The lake is a popular overnight hiking destination among Park visitors and is sometimes fished by locals. Although a young lake, in geologic terms, its surrounding volcano, Mount Tujuh, is old and not immediately obvious as such. On December 29, 1927, Anak Krakatoa emerged from the caldera formed in 1883 by the explosive volcanic eruption that destroyed the island of Krakatoa. The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has warned residents living near Mount Kerinci in Jambi of potential lava flows from the volcano following an eruption … “It only produced ash clouds that eventually fell over its crater’s vicinity,” said Nia Haerani, PVMBG’s head of volcano mitigation on Wednesday. [2], Based on research in 1973, the 'Kecik Wok Gedang Wok' people are recognized as the first tribe to settle at a plateau around Mount Kerinci 10,000 years ago. 2020 Eruption Kerinci volcano erupted on 12 August 2020. As of 27 November 2017, the alert level was at its highest and evacuation orders were in place. Kerinci on Wednesday was under the level II alert status after it erupted at 12:48 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) 800 meters from its crater. There is farmland in the area, and a tea plantation on its southern slope, Kerinci, being located in an Indonesian national park, and perhaps out of respect for i… There are around 135 dialects used only along the valley. Mount Tujuh has a large caldera lake at its centre, Lake Gunung Tujuh. There had been no significant increase in the mountain’s volcanic activity as reports recorded no further eruptions, PVMBG head Kasbani said as quoted by kompas.com. Kerinci is more active [ citation needed ] than most Indonesian volcanoes, with nearly annual phreatic eruptions. Kerinci has erupted at least twenty times since 1838. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. The crater filled with water during the rainy season. At the summit there is a deep 600 m (1,969 ft) wide crater, often partially filled by a small crater lake on the northeast side of the crater floor. The eruption had prompted authorities to advise flight operators to avoid the area. This photo shows the crater lake of Kerinci. Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble to begin on Nov 22, Four days of events planned to mark UK queen's 70 years on throne, Scientists call for integrated One Health approach to climate, disease mitigation. The source of water is Telun river, which disgorges around Mount Seven. Anak Krakatoa is an island in a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that Mount Kerinci ’s eruption on Wednesday was followed by dark gray ash column forming directly above its peak signaling it as a phreatic eruption. The climb and descent normally takes 2 days and 1 night, when choosing to go all the way to the summit. The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra has been placed on the Danger List since 2011 to help overcome threats posed by poaching, illegal logging, agricultural encroachment, and plans to build roads through the site. Climbers may also choose to go up only as far as Camp 2 or 3, skipping the summit attempt, which requires a pre-dawn climb.