Gunung
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Gunung is the Malay
and Indonesian
word for mountain - it is regularly used in volcano and mountain names throughout Southeast Asia
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Malaysia
Indonesia
Malay language
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and Indonesian
Indonesian language
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word for mountain - it is regularly used in volcano and mountain names throughout Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
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Mountains using the prefixes Gunung / Gunong
The following are mountains that officially use the prefixes Gunung or Gunong.Malaysia
- Gunung Angsi
- Gunung Batu Brinchang
- Gunung BanangMount BanangMount Banang is a mountain in Johor, Malaysia. It is located near the town of Batu Pahat....
- Gunung BelumutMount BelumutMount Belumut , standing at , is located in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The trek can be completed in one day, while the average climber would take two days one night...
- Gunung Benarat
- Gunung JeraiMount JeraiMount Jerai or formerly Kedah Peak is the highest mountain in the Malaysian state of Kedah with the height of . Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border of Kuala Muda and Yan districts. The mountain is a massive limestone outcrop and is a lone feature from the surrounding geography...
- Gunung KinabaluMount KinabaluMount Kinabalu is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the tallest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the tallest mountain in the Malay...
- Gunung KorbuMount KorbuMount Korbu is a mountain in Perak, Malaysia. It is the highest peak of the Titiwangsa Mountains, the southernmost section of the Tenasserim Hills.Mt. Korbu is also the second highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia, standing at 2,183 metres...
- Gunung LambakMount LambakMount Lambak is a mountain near Kluang, Johor, Malaysia....
- Gunung LedangMount OphirMount Ophir, or more commonly known by its Malay name, Gunung Ledang, is a mountain situated in the Gunung Ledang National Park located in Ledang District , Malaysia. The summit is located between the border of Muar and Malacca. Standing at 1,276 m , with a clear trail leading to the peak, the...
- Gunung Ma'okilMount Ma'okilMount Ma'okil is a mountain in Johor, Malaysia. It is located near the town of Pagoh in the Muar district....
- Gunung MuluMount MuluMount Mulu is a sandstone and shale mountain. At 2376 m, it is the second highest mountain in the state of Sarawak, after Mount Murud. It is located within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park, which is named after it....
- Gunung MurudMount MurudMount Murud or Muru is a sandstone mountain located in the Malaysian part of Borneo. At 2,423 m , it is the highest mountain in the state of Sarawak....
- Gunung NuangMount NuangMount Nuang is located in Malaysia with the height of . Its peak borders Pahang dan Selangor state. The mountain itself is the highest point in Selangor and part of the Titiwangsa Mountains....
- Gunong Pueh
- Gunung PulaiMount PulaiMount Pulai is a mountain in Johor, Malaysia which is located about 19 km from Johor Bahru city.It is also the name of another mountain located in Baling, Kedah which is 600 metres tall. It takes approximately four hours to reach the peak of the mountain from the base.It is the main site that...
- Gunung SantubongMount SantubongMount Santubong is a mountain in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is located about 35 km north of the state capital Kuching.On a clear day, it can be seen from Kuching. The mountain and its surrounding area is a popular tourist attraction....
- Gunung TahanMount TahanMount Tahan , at 2,187 m, is the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located within the Taman Negara national forest, in the state of Pahang. The mountain is part of the Tahan Range and popular to local climbers....
- Gunung Trus MadiMount Trus MadiMount Trus Madi or Trusmadi is Malaysia's second highest mountain at . It lies in the state of Sabah, close to Mount Kinabalu. The mountain supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, perhaps most notably Nepenthes macrophylla, a species of pitcher plant.The natural hybrid Nepenthes ×...
Indonesia
- Gunung KembarMount KembarMount Kembar is a Pleistocene volcano, located in the northern Sumatra island, Indonesia. It contains a fumarole field, named Gayolesten. The volcanic complex is located in the junction of two geological fault systems and it is a shield volcano....
- Gunung MerapiMount MerapiMount Merapi, Gunung Merapi , is an active stratovolcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548...
- Gunung KerinciMount KerinciMount Kerinci is the highest volcano in Indonesia, and the highest peak on the island of Sumatra...
- Gunung DempoMount DempoMount Dempo is a high stratovolcano that rises above Pasumah Plain in the province of South Sumatra in Sumatra, Indonesia. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400 m wide lake is found at the northwest end of the crater complex....
- Gunung LeuserMount LeuserMount Leuser is the tallest mountain in the Indonesian province of Aceh, with an elevation of .The Gunung Leuser National Park protects the mountain and its surrounding ecosystems. It has been confirmed by some scientists that 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake has activated the volcano...
- Gunung SemeruSemeruSemeru, or Mount Semeru , is a volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java...
- Gunung BromoMount BromoMount Bromo , is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. At it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The massif area is one of the most visited tourist attractions in East Java, Indonesia. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger...
- Gunung Seblat
- Gunung Kaba
- Gunung Krakatau
- Gunung TamboraMount TamboraMount Tambora is an active stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust, and Tambora was formed by the active subduction zone beneath it. This raised Mount Tambora as high as , making it...
- Gunung GedeMount GedeMount Gede or Gunung Gede is a stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. The volcano contains two peaks with Mount Gede as one peak and Mount Pangrango for the other one. Three major cities, Cianjur, Sukabumi and Bogor, are located in the volcano complex at the east, south and northwest, respectively...
- Gunung SalakMount SalakMount Salak is an eroded volcanic range in West Java, Indonesia. Several satellite cones occur on the southeast flank and on the northern foot. Two craters are found at the summit. Mount Salak has been the site of a geothermal exploration.. The name Salak is come from salak fruit.- See also :*...
- Gunung AgungMount AgungMount Agung or Gunung Agung is a mountain in Bali, Indonesia. This stratovolcano is the highest point on the island. It dominates the surrounding area influencing the climate...
- Gunung Ciremai
- Gunung GalunggungGalunggungMount Galunggung is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, around 80 km southeast of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung...
- Gunung BaturMount BaturMount Batur is an active volcano located at the center of two concentric calderas north west of Mount Agung, Bali, Indonesia. The south east side of the larger 10×13 km caldera contains a caldera lake...
- Gunung RinjaniMount RinjaniMount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara...
- Gunung SumbingMount SumbingMount Sumbing or Gunung Sumbing is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia, symmetrical with Sundoro. The only report of historical eruptions is from 1730. It has created a small phreatic crater at the summit....