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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Mount Rinjani( West Nusa Tenggara,Indonesia)

Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Mountain which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with an altitude of 3726 m above sea level and located at a latitude of 8 º 25 'latitude and 116 º 28' BT is a favorite for mountain climbers Indonesia for its beautiful scenery. This mountain is part of Mount Rinjani National Park which has an area of ​​approximately 41,330 ha and this will be proposed the addition to be 76 000 ha to the west and east.
Administratively, the mountain is located within the territory of three districts: East Lombok, Central Lombok and West Lombok. 


Saturday, April 16, 2011

Mount Tambora Volcano Crater has the biggest of Sumbawa (Indonesia)

Mount Tambora Volcano Crater has the biggest of Sumbawa (Indonesia) - Mount Tambora (Tomboro) 2851 m above sea level, is an active volcano that stands on the island of Sumbawa, which is also part of the Nusa Tenggara archipelago. Because the formation of Tambora by subduction zone underneath, so that it can increase the peak height reaches 4300 m above sea level, and certainly sebagaii one of the highest mountain peaks across the country after Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid 4884 m asl), but this occurred prior to April 1815 as the peak month of the outbreak Mount Tambora eruption of the scale to reach the number seven, a super-colossal size of the descriptions by Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). 




Thursday, April 7, 2011

Mount Bromo



Bromo derived from Old Javanese, Brahma, which is one god in Hindu religion. For the people of Tengger Tribe, this mountain is a holy mountain, so each ceremony is held once a year or Kasodo Yadnya Kasada, the ritual of throwing the earth into the crater of Mount Bromo as offerings. This ceremony is held at midnight to early morning every full moon Kasodo (tenth) according to the Javanese calendar. Through this ritual Tenggerese an abundant harvest beg or ask for reinforcements and starting the healing of various diseases.