Place Kawah Ijen

The most famous crater of Indonesia

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 29.11.2018
Author: Milan Kment © gigaplaces.com

Almost at the very eastern end of the island of Java you will find a very interesting place – the crater Kawah Ijen. On its bottom is an emerald-colored lake of sulfuric acid. This place was also famous for its sulfur mine and the incredibly demanding occupation of local carriers of huge sulfur pieces

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