This volcano is situated in the very east of Java. The crater is filled by a greenish sulphuric acid lake. A huge sulphur body has formed near the shore, brown hot sulphuric steam rises hissing. When the wind carries the cloud towards you, breathing is almost impossible, the acid bites your eyes and nose. Some … Continue reading “Kawah Ijen”
Volcanoes in the East of Java: Views into the Tengger Caldera with the steaming Bromo and ascent of the active Semeru with up-close ash eruptions
On the volcano with active lava dome (Java, Indonesia)
Fascinating temple at the foot of Mount Merapi, not far from Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
You may have seen mud pools in a volcanic area, where the mud boils away like porridge in a pot. The “mud volcano” Bleduk Kuwu (3 h north of Solo, Java) is a bit different: the cool mud looks like a huge fresh cow patty, in the middle a gas bubble the size of an … Continue reading “Bleduk Kuwu mud volcano”
In the capital of Indonesia and at a volcano in the west of Java