Volcanological Survey of Indonesia
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Volcanological Survey of Indonesia is the official Indonesia
n government body responsible for investigating, recording, and warning about volcanos within the Indonesian region of responsibility.
The full official Indonesian name is the Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (English: Centre of Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation), often abbreviated to PVMBG. The Centre is based in Bandung
in West Java
.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n government body responsible for investigating, recording, and warning about volcanos within the Indonesian region of responsibility.
The full official Indonesian name is the Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (English: Centre of Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation), often abbreviated to PVMBG. The Centre is based in Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
in West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
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