Mount Agung
| Mount Agung | |
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| Mount Agung is at the left in this NASA image; Mount Batur, or what remains of it, is to the right of center; on the far right is Mount Bratan. This view is looking to the south west. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA | |
| Elevation: | 3,148 meters (10,308 feet) |
| Coordinates: | tbd |
| Location: | Bali, Indonesia |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
Mount Agung (Gunung Agung) is the most sacred mountain in Bali. This volcano last erupted in March, 1963 and the lava flows missed, sometimes by mere yards, the Mother Temple of Besakih, which is located on the slopes of this important mountain. The saving of the temple is regarded by the Balinese people as miraculous and a signal from the gods that they wished to demonstrate their power but not destroy the monument the Balinese faithful had erected. However, over 1,000 people were killed and a number of villages were destroyed in this eruption.
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