Located off the
northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising
over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta,
and Waigeo,
and the smaller island of Kofiau.
April 07, 2012
April 03, 2012
Mount Tujuh Lake The Amazing Destination from Sumatera
In the Mount Tujuh
area, there is a beautiful lake, which is
derived from a volcanic crater that erupted of the
past, then fill with rain, finally created a beautiful
lake. The lake is surrounded by several mountains, there
are: Mount Hulu Tebo Tebo (2525m asl), Mount Mandura Besi (2418 m asl), Mount Basil
(2230 m asl), Mount Jar Panggang (2418 masl), and the
last one is Mount Tujuh with the height 2732 m asl. This lake has 12 square kilometers.
This lake has Mount Tujuh areas is one
of the Kerinci Seblat National Park, which
is administratively located at Desa Pelompek, Kecamatan Kayu
Aro, Kabupaten Kerinci. The National Park has an area of almost 1.4 million
hectares, wich is in the region there are so
many beautiful nature places and the right for
the tourist destinations. In addition, people in
the around area has a unique culture of Sumatra with the
beauty and uniqueness.
April 02, 2012
The Wonderful Rainforest Wildlife in Bukit Baka - Bukit Raya
Geographical and Topography
Administratively Bukit Baka-Bukit
Raya National Park is located in the two caounties: Kotawaringin Timur, the
Province of Central Kalimantan, and Sintang, the Province of West Kalimantan. The
park covers approximately 181,090 ha of land.
This National Park stretches on
Schwaner Mountain at the altitudes range from 150 to 2,278 m above sea level. This
area covers a mountain range consisting of Mt. Raya (2,278 m asl), Mt. Asing
(1,750 m asl), Mt. Panjing (1,620 m asl), Mt. Baka (1,617 m asl), Mt. Lusung
(1,600 m asl), and Mt. Panjake (1,450 m asl).
The annual rainfall of Bukit Baka
area ranges from 2,935 mm to 4,071 mm, while in Bukit Raya ranges from 2,700 mm
to 4,300 mm. The daily temperature ranges from 12° to 25°.
Rinjani The Second Highest Volcanic Peak in Indonesia
Gunung Rinjani National Park
Mt. Rinjani forms the second
highest volcanic peak in Indonesia, part of the celebrated “Ring of Fire”. The dramatic
landscape has been created over millions of years of cone-building, violent
explosions, and erosion. Forested slopes rising directly from the sea create
their own weather pattern and acts water-collectors for the whole of Lombok.
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