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The Best Dive Spots in Indonesia

Indonesia is home to some of the best dive sites in the world. With sparkling waters, warm temperatures, varied marine life, divers from around the world have always come to visit every year. Here are described some of the best diving spots in Indonesia 1. Wakatobi. ,  S outheast Sulawesi   Wakatobi is one of 50 parks nasoinal in Indonesia, located in the district of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. This national park is set in 2020, with a total area of ​​1.39 million ha, involving marine biodiversity, scale and condition of coral; which occupies one of the highest priority for marine conservation in Indonesia. The water depth in this national park is varied, the deepest reaching 1,044 meters below sea level. In this garden there is a panoramic underwater natural beauty which has 25 pieces of coral reef. Coral reefs can be found around 112 species of 13 families located on 25 points along the 600 km coastline. The types of coral are: Acropora Formosa, Hyacinthus, Psammocora p...

Kelimutu, Three Lakes with Three Different Colors on a Mountain Top

  Mount Kelimutu has three crater lakes on top. The lake is known as the Lake Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. However, the colors are always changing with the passage of time. Kelimutu is a volcano keeps erupting. This mountain has an altitude of 1,639 meters or 5,377 feet above sea level in the village Pemo, District Flores, Ende, Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia. Mount Kelimutu was first discovered by Van Such Telen which is a Dutch citizen in 1915. But the new Mount Kelimutu recognized by the public as one of the named Y. Bouman wrote his admiration for the Kelimutu which kept the charm of the lake three colors in a book in 1929. Crater lake on Mount Kelimutu is unique, because the crater lake had 3 kinds of colors different from one another. There are red, blue, and white. The Three Colors is a flagship tourist attraction on the island of Flores. The crater lake has an area of approximately 1,051,000 square mete...

Mount Tambora, Ever Darken the World

Administratively Mount Tambora is situated between two districts, namely Dompu (partially feet south side to northwest) and Bima (flanks the south side to the northwest, and the feet to the top side of the east to the north), the island of Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara west with coordinate lines precisely at 8 ° 15 'latitude and 118 ° East . Before 1815, Mount Tambora is the highest mountain on the entire island of Sumbawa which peaks towering to a height of about 4,300 meters above sea level (from paras seawater) or more. So high that it was clearly visible from the east coast of the island even if that place is within 300 km. Colossal eruption led to the summit of Mount Tambora great trimmed so that its height was reduced to 2,851 meters above sea level. Not only that, now gave way to the peak form of a giant crater (caldera) with diameter of about 6-7 km with a maximum depth of 1,250 meters, making it the deepest caldera across the face of the Earth. The eruption of Mount Tambora, whic...

Best Surfing Locations in Indonesia

Indonesia is known for its beautiful beaches and there are a lot of the best spots for water sports and the following are the names of the best beaches for surfing in Indonesia are: : 1. Pulau Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Island) Nihiwatu Island is located in West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara province.. Waves in Nihiwatu Island , known as the God Left Waves Waves like this is perfect for professional surfers.  Nihiwatu manager surfer limit so that 10 people are allowed to drive ombah Nihiwatu in one day. Nihiwatu beach included in the 100 most beautiful beaches in the world. The trip can be taken from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. 2. Pantai Sorake (Sorake Beach) Sorake known as one of the beaches located on the island and dealing directly with the Indonesian ocean. Among the international surfers Nias island reputed to have the waves were so fantastic. Nias island famous among surfers the world because it has the best surf spot called "the point" and "indicators...