Kawah Ijen, is one of mountain that is still active today.
This mountain has a height of about 2,443 m above sea level, and has a caldera
with 300-500 m height. The mountain has erupted four times in 1796, 1817, 1913
and 1936.
Ijen crater is located in Bondowoso district, Klobang
sub-district and Banyuwangi district, and
also Licin district. To reach the location of the crater from the capital city
(Surabaya), we can take two alternative way that are, through the town of
Banyuwangi and Bondowoso.
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| The view of Ijen Crater from the top |
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| The image of Kawah Ijen with its sulfur |
From the top of Ijen crater, we can also enjoy the beautiful
panorama of the natural landscape around the crater, the view towards the town
of Bondowoso, while enjoying a very cool air that range between 2 Celsius-18
Celsius.
In the other hand, from the slope of the mountain, we can
find a variety of plants, such as the mountain pine (casuarina junghuhniana),
while around the lip of the crater we can find many Mentigis (Vaccinium varingiaefolia)
and Edelweiss’ (Anaphalis sp). Other plants that can be found there are Jamuju
(Podocarpus inbricatus) and Pasang (Lithocarpus sp).
Beside of the varieties of amazing things on top, the crater
also has its own uniqueness. It has a greenish-colored crater lake combined
with the gray crater walls, golden yellow and black. At one side of the crater,
there are sulfur gas sources source of sulfur which are still active. It blew
out the sulfurs through the walls of the crater . The Sulfurs melts out from
the crater rim. To see this uniqueness, we have to go down to the bottom of the
edge of the crater by steep footpaths. It would be better if we went there in August-September, so we could see the
Edelweiss flower blossom and see the activity in Kawah Ijen sulfur mining.
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