Saturday, February 11, 2012

KOMODO ISLAND

Komodo Island is an island located in the Nusa Tenggara islands. Komodo Island is known as a habitat for native animals Komodo dragons. The island is also the Komodo National Park is managed by the Central Government. Komodo Island is located east of the island of Sumbawa, separated by Sape Strait.

Administratively, this island including the District of Komodo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Komodo Island is the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara Province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara.



On the island of Komodo, dragons animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are an estimated 1300 dragons head. Coupled with the other islands, such as the island of Rinca and Gili and Motang, their number totaled about 2500 birds. There are approximately 100 individuals dragons in Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores, but not including the Komodo National Park.

Friday, February 10, 2012

SEMPU ISLAND

Pulau Sempu, merupakan sebuah kepulauan kecil yang berada di sebelah selatan Pulau Jawa. Pulau ini berada dalam wilayah Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur,atau tepatnya berada di selatan Kecamatan Sumbermanjing Wetan Kabupaten Malang. Saat ini pulau Sempu merupakan sebuah kawasan cagar alam yang dilindungi oleh pemerintah. Dalam dalam pulau ini tidak ditemukan adanya mata air laut di tengah pulau.



Pulau sempu merupakan pulau yang tidak berpenduduk dan di dalamnya hanya terdiri dari hutan berbukit yg sebagian besar adalah hutan mangrove. Pulau sempu memiliki sebuah danau yaitu segara anakan, danau ini merupakan danau pasang surut air laut yang indah. Meskipun memiliki kedalaman sekitar 5 meter, danau ini aman untuk kegiatan snorkling ataupun hanya sekedar berenang karena sudah terbebas dari ombak laut lepas samudra Indonesia.

Snorkling di segara anakan memberikan nuansa tersendiri karena terumbu karangnya masih sangat alami dan belum rusak oleh tangan-tangan jahil manusia.

MOUNT (CRATER) IJEN

Ijen Crater is a famous tourist attraction, which has been recognized by domestic and foreign tourists for its natural beauty. Tourism Regions included in the crater Park Nature Reserve with an area of ​​2560 hectares Ijen, including 92 hectares of forest area attractions. Mount Ijen volcano itself is still active. Located on a row of volcanoes in eastern Java island, located in the district and Bondowoso Banyuwangi.

Ijen crater at an altitude of 2386 m.dpl, is the largest island of Java crater lake, crater-shaped ellipse with a size of approximately 960 x 600 m to the lake water surface elevation of approximately 2140 m.dpl lake with a depth of approximately 200 m, and is terasam lake in the world with a ph of 0.5. Sulfatara sulfur craters in the deep. Its depth is 200 m. and contains approximately 36 million cubic meters of acidic water steaming, sulfur-smelling mist shrouded spinning top.


There are mining sites that became another major uniqueness of the crater tour in addition to the beauty of the panorama that was there. Taking place at the bottom of the crater contained sulfur, parallel to the surface of the lake. Thick white smoke always comes out through the iron pipe which is connected to the source of sulfur. From this bright red fumaroles melt melted out and exposed to ice cold air, forming a bright yellow solid sulfur. Rock sulfur is to be taken.



Thursday, February 9, 2012

MOUNT TANGKUBAN PERAHU

Mount or Mount Tangkuban Tangkuban Parahu Boat is one of the mountain located in the province of West Java, Indonesia. About 20 km to the north of the city of Bandung, with a lush carpet of pine trees and tea plantations in the surrounding mountains as high as Tangkuban Parahu has 2084 meters altitude. These mountains form the center of the eruption is Stratovulcano that moves from east to west. Rock types are mostly issued by the eruption of lava and sulfur, sulfur minerals released are sulfur, minerals that are released when the mountain is not active sulfur vapor. Tangkuban Boat Mountain area is managed by the Forestry Housing. Daily average temperature is 17oC during the day and 2 ° C at night.



The origins of Mount Tangkuban Parahu Sangkuriang associated with the legend, narrated in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi. To thwart the intention of marrying his son, Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang stipulating that makes the boat overnight. When his efforts failed, Sangkuriang angry and kicked the boat, so it landed upside down in the state. The boat is then formed Mount Tangkuban Parahu.

MOUNT KRAKATAU

Krakatoa is a volcanic island that is still active and located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. This name was never pinned on a volcanic peak there (Mount Krakatau) which vanish because of eruptions themselves on 26-27 August 1883. The eruption was so powerful; hot clouds and the resulting tsunami killed about 36,000 people. Until before the date of December 26, 2004, this is a terdahsyat tsunami in the Indian Ocean region. Explosion sound was heard up in Alice Springs, Australia and the island of Rodrigues near Africa, 4653 miles. Yield is estimated at 30,000 times the atomic bomb that was detonated on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

The eruption of Krakatoa caused global climate change. The world was dark for two and a half days due to volcanic ash that covered the atmosphere. The sun shines dim until next year. Scattering dust visible in the sky Norway to New York.