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The Largest Lake of Acid on Earth

- The sulfur rich Kawah Ijen


The lake of Kawah Ijen. See a fumarole, bottom left
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Indonesia is famous for hosting some of the world's most powerful volcanoes. Krakatoa, located on an island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, is well known because of its 1883 eruption, which generated the loudest sound historically reported: it was distinctly heard even in the Australian city of Perth (approx. 1930 miles or 3100km), or the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius (approx. 3000 miles or 4800 km). 36,417 were killed, mostly by the tsunamis which followed the explosion.
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The lake of Kawah Ijen

The lake of Kawah Ijen. See a fumarole, bottom left
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Sulfur deposits on the edges of the lake

Sulfur deposits on the edges of the lake
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Worker transporting sulfur
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labour Jambewangi

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cratere Kawa Ijen

Volcano Kawah Idjen

Paniers soufre Kava Ijen Java Indonesia