Mount Merapi, Indonesia

Coordinates: 7 32 S 110 36 E
Elevation: 9,550 feet (2,911 m)
To call volcano tourism a hot trend would not only be a bad pun, but also somewhat of an exaggeration; yes it exists, but it isn’t for everybody. For those climbers and thrill seekers with summer plans to visit the slopes of Mount Merapi, the youngest and most active volcanic peak in Indonesia: Start looking elsewhere. Ash and gas have been issuing from the cone for several weeks and authorities monitoring Merapi’s activity have encouraged the local population to evacuate the area, warning that a major eruption is increasingly likely. Located on the island of Java where the Australian tectonic plate meets the larger Eurasian plate, this menacing mountain last erupted in 1994.

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