KawahIjen charm
Mount Ijen or more known crater, is one mountain that is
still active today. Has a height of 2,443 m above sea level, walled caldera as
high as 300-500 m and has 4 times erupted in 1796, 1817, 1913 and 1936.
Ijen volcano complex is one consisting of a crater of Ijen
mountain and high plains. This area is located in three districts namely
Situbondo, Bondowoso and Banyuwangi. In this region there are volcanic sulfur
mining, which indicates the mountain is still active and activity.
While in the crater area, visitors can see the miners were
busy carrying piles of sulfur on their backs, down the steep and filled with
toxic gases that are harmful.
Ijen crater is the largest crater lake in the center of the
world, which can produce 36 million cubic meters of sulfur and hydrogen
chloride with an area of approximately 5,466 hectares .. Dangerous crater has
extraordinary beauty with turquoise sulfur lake with dramatic and elegant
touch.
Ijenlake has zero degrees of acidity and has a depth of 200
meters. Very strong acidity can dissolve clothing and human fingers.
For those who like to be adventurous, to reach Mount Ijen
can be accessed from two directions, namely, from the north and from the south.
From the north, can be achieved through Situbondo towards Sempol (Bondowoso)
through Wonosari and dilajutkan to Paltuding.
PaltudingSitubondo distance to about 93 km and can ditemput
about 2.5 hours. From the south, can be passed on to the slippery Banyuwangi
within 15 Km.
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