Mount Ophir
| Mt. Ophir | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The "Mt. Ophir" on the 1228 map, the Mount Ophir depicted located in the southern region of Mount Marapi | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 0°4′45″N 99°59′0″E / 0.07917°N 99.98333°E |
| Geography | |
  Mt. Ophir  Mt. Ophir Mt. Ophir (Indonesia) | |
| Parent range | Barisan Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Complex volcano |
The Mount Ophir (sometimes abbreviated as Mt. Ophir), or Gunong Passama[1][2] is an actual mountain located nearly the equator[a] that is frequently mentioned in ancient historical records. The location of Mount Ophir has been theorized located in certain places across the world, but according to attested records collected by the experts shown that the island of Sumatra (in western Sumatra region of Pasaman to be precise)[1] is the exact location of these mountain.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b Parker, John William (1859). The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. Vol. 17. London: Adam & Charles Black.
- ^ Herchel, John (1862). Physical Geography from the Encyclopædia Britannica.
Mount Ophir (Gunong Passama), Sumatra
- ^ Waren, David M. (1864). The Common-School Geography. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait & Company.
- ^ Ewald, Alexander Charles (1870). A Reference Book of Modern Geography. London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- ^ Parker, John William (1833). The Saturday Magazine. Vol. 1. London.
... 11. Mount Ophir, in the island of Sumatra, situated nearly the equator ...
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Notes
- ^ as stated in:
- Parker, John William (1833). The Saturday Magazine. Vol. 1. London.
... 11. Mount Ophir, in the island of Sumatra, situated nearly the equator ...
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Reynolds, Jeremiah N. (1835). Voyage of the United States Frigate Protomac. Vol. 1. New York: Harper & Brothers.
... Mount Ophir, situated immediately near the equator ...
- Parker, John William (1833). The Saturday Magazine. Vol. 1. London.