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 Mount Ophir located in western Sumatra (part of modern-day Indonesia)  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]
Gallery
Attested depictions of Mount Ophir on old maps of Sumatra island
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The Mount Ophir depicted as the "Ophir od. Palsaman" on the 1847 map of western Sumatra by Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, these map generated from his book "Die Battaländer auf Sumatra"
See also
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.
Bibliography
- 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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