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A study conducted in 2001 determined that Tangkuban Perahu had erupted at least 30 times in the previous 40,750 years. Studies of the tephra layers within three kilometres of the crater revealed that 21 were minor eruptions and the remaining were significant eruptions.
The volcano, Mount Tangkuban Parahu, was seen spewing ash more than 600 feet into the air, according to the Jakarta Post. Videos of the eruption showed visitors running away from the toxic clouds.
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Mahameru (Semeru) above Mount Bromo, East Java. East Indonesia Islands from ISS.Seven active volcanoes are visible: 5 in East Java, Agung in Bali and Rinjani in Lombok.. The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate.
The kabuyutan or mandala (sacred sanctuary) of Jayagiri was mentioned in ancient Sundanese texts and is located somewhere in Parahyangan highlands, probably north of modern-day Bandung on the slopes of Mount Tangkuban Perahu.
A fishing hut near Pangandaran. Pangandaran is a large fishing village situated on a narrow isthmus with Pangandaran National Park occupying the entire headland.. On either side to the east and to the west of Pangandaran village and the National Park isthmus are two beaches of volcanic black sand.
It is more likely that the ancient Sundanese have lived in the Bandung area long before 16,000 years BP and witnessed the second Plinian eruption which wiped out settlements west of the Cikapundung river (north and northwest of Bandung) during the 55000–50000 eruption period when Mount Tangkuban Parahu was created from the remnants of ancient ...
Kawah Putih (Sundanese: ᮊᮝᮂ ᮕᮥᮒᮤᮂ) (English: White Crater) is a crater lake and tourist spot in a volcanic crater about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.