Q. Consider the following statements regarding Indonesian volcanism:
1.Mount Merapi is a highly active stratovolcano situated on the island of Java that poses a continuous pyroclastic threat to the nearby city of Yogyakarta.
2.The historic 1883 explosive eruption of Krakatoa occurred in the Malacca Strait, generating megatsunamis and acoustic sound waves that travelled unhindered to Europe.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Mount Merapi (meaning Mountain of Fire) is located in Central Java, Indonesia. It regularly experiences dangerous pyroclastic flows, making it an immediate threat to the dense population centers below it, particularly Yogyakarta.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: This contains two geographic/factual traps. Krakatoa is located in the Sunda Strait (separating the islands of Java and Sumatra), not the Malacca Strait. While the sounds were heard up to 4,800 km away in the Indian Ocean (such as Rodriguez Island), they were not audibly heard directly in Europe.
