INDONESIAN VOLCANO

 

sending a boom across the bay, the offspring of indonesia's fabled krakatau volcano is unleashing another mighty eruption, blasting smoke and red-hot rocks hundreds of feet into the sky, Even on its quiet side, the black sand on the now forbidden island is so hot that a visitor can only briefly set foot on it,This week's by Anak Krakatau—or "child of Krakatau"—is impressive, yet it is a mere sneeze when compared to the blast in August 1883 that obliterated its "father" in the most powerful explosion in recorded history, That blast was heard as far away as 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) and choked the atmosphere with ash and dust, altering weather patterns for years. Some 36,000 people were killed in the eruptions and ensuing tsunamis.

Komodo island indonesia

Komodo is situated 200 nautical miles east of Bali between the islands of Flores and Sumbawa. Komodo’s symbol of international fame is its dragons, the world’s largest living Lizard. Indonesia declared the area a National Park in 1980, and in 1992 Komodo was declared a World Heritage Site. It

Indonesian culture

Pompeii of the East' discovered


expedition to the site of the largest volcanic eruption in modern times has uncovered a lost kingdom.
More than 100,000 people died when Mount Tambora erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa in 1815, Remains of a house with two occupants buried under ash have been unearthed for the first time in a discovery hailed the "Pompeii of the East"


Scientists say bronze bowls, ceramic pots and other recovered artefacts shed light on an old Indonesian culture, "There's potential that Tambora could be