page_title: Semeru
hierarchical_section_title: Semeru
caption_attribution_description: English: en:Semeru volcano, Java, Indonesia. View from the south-east.
context_page_description: Semeru, or Mount Semeru, is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in the subduction zone, where the Indo-Australia plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java. This stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning 'The Great Mountain.
  The name derived from the Hindu cosmology's mountain of Meru or Sumeru, the abode of gods.
  Mount Semeru is one of the most popular hiking destinations in Indonesia.
context_section_description: Semeru, or Mount Semeru (Indonesian: Gunung Semeru), is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in the subduction zone, where the Indo-Australia plate subducts under the Eurasia plate . It is the highest mountain on the island of Java. This stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning 'The Great Mountain. 
  The name derived from the Hindu cosmology's mountain of Meru or Sumeru, the abode of gods.
  Mount Semeru is one of the most popular hiking destinations in Indonesia.
caption: Semeru in 1985.
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