Mount merapi Flashcards

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Where is mount Merapi found?

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Between the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta

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How high is it?

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1,700m

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Why did this eruption happen?

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Because the Indo-Australian Plate was being subducted underneath the Eurasian plate.

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What was the casualties/death toll?

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270 killed and 580 injured

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When did these eruptions happen?

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They started in late October 2010 and continued into November

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