Showing posts with label Central Java. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central Java. Show all posts

Merapi volcano, Yogyakarta

Merapi volcano is one of the world's most active and dangerous volcanoes. It contains an active lava dome which regularly produces pyroclastic flows. Eruptions occur at intervals of 1-5 years and are of low gas pressure. Since magma is poor in gas, eruptions are usually less than VEI 3 in size.
Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia and has produced more pyroclastic flows than any other volcano in the world. It has been active for 10,000 years.

Liyangan Sites

Temanggung (AFP) - Site Liyangan that discovered in 2008 in the area of Liyangan sand mining, Ngadirejo District, Temanggung, Central Java is predicted an era of settlements or villages of Old Mataram.

Borobudur, Central Java

Borobudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia. Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, in addition to being a busy tourist attraction visited, also a center of worship for Buddhists in Indonesia, especially at every celebration of Vesak. This is in accordance with the meaning of the name of 'convent in the hills ". Borobudur is currently designated as one of UNESCO World Heritage.