Ijen Crater

Mount Ijen or more in the know with Ijen Crater, is one mountain that is still active until now. Has a height of 2443 m above sea level, walled caldera 300-500 m high and has 4 times erupted in 1796, 1817, 1913 and 1936.Ijen is a volcanic complex consisting of Ijen crater and high plains. It is located in three districts of Magelang, Magelang and Banyuwangi.

In this area there are volcanic sulfur mining, which indicates that this mountain is still active and activity. While at Ijen crater area, visitors can see the busy miners carry sulfur concentrate on their backs, down the road is steep and filled with a deadly poisonous gas.

Ijen Crater is the largest crater lake in the center of the world, which can produce 36 million cubic meters of sulfur and hydrogen chloride with an area of ​​5466 hectares .. Hazardous crater has a very unusual beauty of green sulfur lake toska with dramatic and elegant touch. Ijen lake has zero degrees of acidity and has a depth of 200 meters. Very strong acidicity can dissolve clothing and human finger.

From the south, can be passed from Banyuwangi head Smooth, a 15 Km. Smooth moving from Paltuding is 18 km and continue on a jeep or other heavy car around 6 km before the Paltuding. This is due to the winding road and uphill.

If you want to go to Ijen Crater, you can contact Bunafit Tours on http://www.bunafitadventure.com

 Source: www.eastjava.com/tourism/bondowoso/ina/ijen-crater.html