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Dieng is a name that comes from Old Javanese words: di means "place" and hyang means "ancestors" or "gods", literally "Dihyang" means "place of the ancestors" or "place where the gods reside". [5]
Minangkabau mosque circa 1892–1905 photographed by Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis. The Minangkabau Highlands (Indonesian: Dataran Tinggi Minangkabau, Minang: Minang Darek) is a mountainous area in the province of West Sumatra, located around three mountains—Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang, and Mount Sago—in west-central Sumatra, Indonesia.
Segara Anak is a crater lake in the caldera that formed during the explosive volcanic eruption of Mount Samalas in 1257. The caldera is next to Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island in Indonesia . "Segara Anak" means "child of the sea" and refers to the blue lake's resemblance to the sea.
On 22 December 2018, Andersen documented the volcanic-eruption of Anak Krakatau, that triggered the significant Sunda Strait tsunami. [7] Following the event, his account has been a source for international news channels and scientific organizations. [8] [9] [10] He is a co-author on a scientific paper on the 2018 Anak Krakatau eruption. [11]
Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil, an example of a lowland river habitat. The generally more turbid, warm, slow-flowing waters and fine sediment beds of lowland rivers encourage fish species with broad temperature tolerances and greater tolerances to low oxygen levels, and life history and breeding strategies adapted to these and other traits of lowland rivers.
Mts Sundoro and Sumbing from ISS, 2021. Mount Sumbing (Indonesian: Gunung Sumbing) is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia.This volcano is symmetrical like its neighbor, Mount Sindoro which lies to its northwest.
Tebing Tinggi Island (also Rantau) is an island off the north east coast of Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, located in the Strait of Malacca. It is located in the Meranti Islands Regency, and is directly east of Padang Island and directly south of Rangsang Island. [1] [2] The area is 1,600.06 km 2.
Bukit Malawati (Malawati Hill in English) is a fort located in Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia. [1] Managed by the Kuala Selangor Municipal Council, Bukit Malawati is a popular local tourist attraction. [2]