Tangkuban Parahu Volcano

Sabtu, 19 Januari kemarin, saya mengunjungi salah satu volcano atau gunung api di Indonesia, tepatnya di Lembang, Bandung, Jawa Barat.

Tangkuban Parahu Volcano, Lembang, bandung

Do Not Cross The Fence,Tangkuban Parahu Volcano

Kawah utama yang dinamakan kawah Ratu (Ratu Crater) ini cukup luas diameternya. dari kawah tersebut keluar gas yang mengandung sulphure atau belerang bewarna kekuningan. Yuk, liat foto-fotonya.. :)

Country:	Indonesia
Subregion Name:	Java (Indonesia)
Volcano Number:	0603-09=
Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:	Historical
Last Known Eruption:	1983
Summit Elevation:	2084 m	6,837 feet
Latitude:	6.77°S	6°46'0"S
Longitude:	107.60°E	107°36'0"E

Ratu Crater, Tangkuban Parahu Volcano, Lembang, Bandung

Tangkubanparahu (also known as Tangkuban Perahu) is a broad shield-like stratovolcano overlooking Indonesia's former capital city of Bandung. The volcano was constructed within the 6 x 8 km Pleistocene Sunda caldera, which formed about 190,000 years ago.

The volcano's low profile is the subject of legends referring to the mountain of the "upturned boat." The rim of Sunda caldera forms a prominent ridge on the western side; elsewhere the caldera rim is largely buried by deposits of Tangkubanparahu volcano. The dominantly small phreatic historical eruptions recorded since the 19th century have originated from several nested craters within an elliptical 1 x 1.5 km summit depression.