Kawah Ijen (East Java)

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Kawah Ijen is an acidic crater lake located on top of Mount Ijen with 2,443 meters high above sea level to a depth of 200 meters and a vast lake crater reached 5,466 hectares. Ijen crater lake known as a highly acidic lake water world [1]. Ijen crater is within the Park Reserve Travel Ijen, Banyuwangi, East Java. Every morning at around 02.00 to 04.00, in the vicinity of the crater can be found the phenomenon of blue or blue flame of fire, which is the uniqueness of this place, because the natural scenery of this only occurs in two places in the world, Iceland and Ijen. From the crater, we can see another mountain scenery in the complex Ijen Mountains, among which is the peak of Mount Merapi, which is located in the east of the crater, Mount roar, Mount Suket, Mountain Chain, and so on.

Since National Geographic mentioned the electric-blue flame of Ijen, tourist numbers increased. The phenomenon has occurred for a long time, but beforehand there was no midnight hiking. A two-hour hike is required to reach the rim of the crater, followed by a 45-minute hike down to the bank of the crater. The blue fire is ignited sulphuric gas, which emerges from cracks at temperatures up to 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 degrees Fahrenheit).