Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Bromo Mountain



Volcanoes, turn off at once beautiful. An alloy that has attracted tourists to come and explore it. Lonely Planet contains some of the most impressive volcanoes in the world. Apparently, Mount Bromo in Indonesia is one of the list. Here's a list of the volcano.
Mount Hekla, Iceland. Besides called "Gateway to Hell" or entrance to hell. Last bererupsi in 2010.
Hekla means "Hooded one" because the mountain is covered with clouds so as if veiled by clouds. The volcano is erupting pretty much is every 10 years. The mountain is actually comfortable to climb.


Sure feel tired climbing this mountain, but it will pay off when you arrive at the snow-capped mountain peaks. If you are into this mountain in the winter, snowmobile tours there will be upward.
Mount St. Helens, United States. On May 18, 1980, eruption of this volcano bererupsi and creating a crater 1.5 kilometers wide at its northern side. In the vicinity of the mountain, there are a number of tracks for hiking. Climbers who want to the summit must obtain a permit.


Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. After about 600 years is considered as a mountain to die, in 1991, Mount Pinatubo volcanic produced one of the biggest shocks in the 20th century. At that time, he burst the stone dust up to 40 kilometers into the sky and causing it to collapse the head of the mountain almost as high as 300 kilometers.
The new road which can be accessed by pedestrians to climb can be started from Santa Juliana. This place is also a place of pilgrimage every year on 30 November, as a warning of eruption.
Mount Paricutan, Mexico. Paricutan is one of the youngest mountains on earth. When World War II, an eruption occurred in the middle of cornfields. Lava flows up to about 20 square kilometers and hit two villages. Now, the view remains of two villages that the village church tower just visible protruding from the lava that has been frozen.
Trip down the mountain can be done on foot or by horse to ride to the summit. But the views of former lava flow is very intriguing. You can run and jump in the sand mountain.


White Island, New Zealand. White Island has bererupsi constantly over the past three decades. This island can be visited by boat or helicopter from Whakatane. When landing at the Bay Crater, you will see a number of distinctive features of this mountain is very interesting.
Stromboli, Italy. Known as the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean" as a permanent eruption. Stromboli is a part of the Aeolian Islands, an archipelago of seven volcanic peak which lies off the northern coast of Sicily.
The most remarkable of these islands are Stromboli, bererupsi regularly with dust, steam, and rock. Then the same immediately and dropped into the lava flows to the Mediterranean Sea.
The best place to see Stromboli is on a fishing boat at dusk. To get to the Aeolian Islands can use the ferry from Naples and Milazzo in Sicily.
Soufriare Hills, Montserrat, Caribbean. Soufriare Hills again after over 4 centuries bererupsi ie in 1995. After returning calm over the next decade, in January 2007, this volcano erupted again, and clouds of ash blanketed the island. If you want to the island, there is the observatory is open to visitors.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United States. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has two active volcanoes. In the midst of scenery of the crater and cinder cones, high hills with rocks, sea of ​​lava has hardened. You can pay to watch the lava flow.
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. In 1994, twin volcanoes around Rabaul erupted and the many tourists who consider it the largest eruption in the Pacific. The eruption destroyed the airport and covered most of the city with a thick rain of ash.
The last eruption has led to the relocation of the provincial capital of Kokopo. If you want to visit there, tourists can sail which are held twice a week from Rabaul to Lae.
Mount Bromo, Indonesia. During the 20th century, this mountain has erupted 3 times at regular intervals with the largest eruption occurred in 1974 and the last eruption occurred in this year, 2011.
You can hire a horse or jeep ride to cross the sea of ​​sand toward the top of Bromo and Bromo. Amid the sea of ​​sand Bromo large temple there with a typical Javanese architecture that cater for the local Hindu temple.


Souce: travel.kompas.com

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