Ijen volcano in East Java contains the world's largest acidic volcanic
crater lake, called Kawah Ijen, famous for its turquoise color. The
active crater measuring 950x600 m is known for its rich sulphur deposits
which are being quarried.
The volcano is one of several active stratovolcanoes constructed over the 20 km wide Ijen caldera, the largest caldera in Java.
Eruptions from Ijen are very hazardous because of the risk of the lake draining to form catastrophic lahars.
The volcano is one of several active stratovolcanoes constructed over the 20 km wide Ijen caldera, the largest caldera in Java.
Eruptions from Ijen are very hazardous because of the risk of the lake draining to form catastrophic lahars.
The Ijen volcano complex at the eastern end of Java consists of a group
of small stratovolcanoes constructed within the large 20-km-wide Ijen
(Kendeng) caldera. The north caldera wall forms a prominent arcuate
ridge, but elsewhere the caldera rim is buried by post-caldera
volcanoes, including Gunung Merapi stratovolcano, which forms the 2799 m
high point of the Ijen complex. Immediately west of Gunung Merapi is
the renowned historically active Kawah Ijen volcano, which contains a
nearly 1-km-wide, turquoise-colored, acid crater lake. Picturesque
Kawah Ijen is the world's largest highly acidic lake and is the site of a
labor-intensive sulfur mining operation in which sulfur-laden baskets
are hand-carried from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones
and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The
largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an E-W-trending zone
across the southern side of the caldera. Coffee plantations cover much
of the Ijen caldera floor, and tourists are drawn to its waterfalls, hot
springs, and dramatic volcanic scenery.
source: http://www.volcanodiscovery.com
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