Mount Pangrango

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Mount Pangrango is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Sunda Arc of West Java, Indonesia. This mountain is formed by a subduction zone on the southern coast of Java as part of the Sunda Plate facing the Australian Plate which contains the Indian Ocean. It is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It has a height of 3,026 m (9, 928 ft). Its peak is called Mandalawangi, which forms a tripoint border between Bogor, Cianjur and Sukabumi Regency. The mountain is located northwest of Mount Gede in the vicinity of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park.

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