September 10, 2014

PAPANDAYAN MOUNT

Mount Papandayan is a complex stratovolcano, located in Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia. At the summit, there are four large craters, and it contains active fumarole fields. The 1772 eruption caused the northeast flank to collapse, producing a catastrophic debris avalanche that destroyed 40 villages and killed nearly 3000 people. It truncated the volcano into a broad shape with two peaks and a flat 1.1...

September 9, 2014

CIREMEI MOUNT

Mount Ciremai National Park is located in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Some endemic or endangered flora and fauna are being protected in this national park, such as Pinus merkusii, Castanopsis javanica, Fragraera blumii, Villubrunes rubescens, Macaranga denticulatan, Lithocarpus sundaicus, Elaeocarpus stipularis, Ardisia cymosa, Platea latifolia, Leopard, Javan Muntjac, Zaglossus bruijni[citation...

September 7, 2014

IJEN MOUNT

The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which...

September 6, 2014

BROMO MOUNT

Mount Bromo (Indonesian: Gunung Bromo), is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. At 2,329 metres (7,641 ft) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The massif area is one of the most visited tourist attractions in East Java, Indonesia. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The name of Bromo derived from Javanese ...

September 4, 2014

TELOMOYO MOUNT

Mount Telomoyo is a strato -volcano in Central Java, Indonesia. The volcano was constructed over the southern flank of the eroded Pleistocene-age Soropati volcano, which has a height of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft)[2]. The Soropati volcano collapsed during the Pleistocene, leaving a U-shaped depression. Mount Telomoyo grows on the southern side of the depression, reaching over 600 metres (2,000 ft) above the ...

September 3, 2014

TAMPOMAS MOUNT

Defined as the park attractions based on the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture. 423/Kpts/Um/7 / 1979 dated 5-7-1979 with an area of 1250 Ha According to government administration including District Cimalaka, Paseh, Conggeang, Buahdua and Tanjungkerta Sumedang District Tampomas Mountain is a mountain located in Area District intact Sumedang Tofografi TWA region is mountainous with altitudes between...

September 1, 2014

FIVE MYSTERY MOUNT ARJUNO

Mt.Arjuno with elevations of 3,339 masl located in Malang, East Java. In this mountain many found relics of the former Kingdom of Majapahit in addition to a variety of attractions such as the location of the waterfall.  However, it is said to climb Mt.Arjuno it should be - careful, because according to local stories, many climbers are lost and can not go home again. And here are 5 mystery Mt.Arjuno. 1. RELICS In Mt.Arjuno there are many...