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Location of Lake Toba shown in red on map. The Toba eruption (the Toba event) occurred at what is now Lake Toba about 73,700±300 years ago. [15] It was the last in a series of at least four caldera-forming eruptions at this location, with the earlier known caldera having formed around 1.2 million years ago. [16]
There are many historical tourist objects to spot and various great cuisine to taste in Medan. Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in the world. Located in the centre of North Sumatra, the lake can be reached via Parapat (Simalungun regency), Tongging (Karo regency), and Balige (Toba Samosir regency).
Medan (/ m ɛ ˈ d ɑː n / meh-DAHN, Indonesian: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. [7] The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia.
The Uluan Peninsula extends into Lake Toba on the northeastern side toward Medan, in Simalungun Regency and Toba Samosir Regency of North Sumatra province. It has experienced a large amount of uplift because of a series of massive volcanic eruptions that began 1.2 million years ago.
Samosir, or Samosir Island, is a large volcanic island in Lake Toba, located in North Sumatra Province on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Administratively, Samosir Island is governed as six of the nine districts within Samosir Regency. The lake and island were formed after the eruption of the Toba supervolcano some 75,000 years ago. [2]
Lake Toba, the world's largest volcanic lake and the largest lake in Southeast Asia, is in Indonesia This is a list of the notable lakes of Indonesia. Indonesia has 521 natural lakes and over 100 reservoirs, covering approximately 21,000 km 2. The total volume of water held is approximately 500 km 3. The largest lake, by both area and volume, is Lake Toba in Sumatra. It holds 240 km 3 of ...
Toba Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra. Its seat is Balige . The regency covers an area of 2,021.8 square kilometres; it had a population of 173,129 at the 2010 census [ 2 ] and 206,199 at the 2020 Census; [ 3 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 213,850 (comprising 106,907 males and 106,943 females). [ 1 ]
The Sipiso-piso waterfall seen from the eastern rim of the Lake Toba crater, Sumatra. The Sipiso-piso is a plunge waterfall in the Batak highlands of Sumatra, Indonesia.It is formed by a small underground river of the Karo plateau that falls from a cave in the side of caldera of Lake Toba, some 120 metres (390 ft) down to lake level. [1]