Gunung Semeru

Friday, May 2, 2014

Mount Semeru is the highest volcano in East Java and the second highest from Java , precisely located in Lumajang . Mount Semeru has a height of 3,676 meters above sea level and is also known as Mahameru or Mount Agung .
Semeru name comes from the Hindu- Buddhist myth , namely Mount Meru or Sumeru , which is the abode of the gods .
Mount Semeru is a volcano is still very active and approximately every 20 minutes once a crater of black volcanic ash and sand . The first person to climb this mountain is CLIGNET ( 1838 ), a Dutch geologist from southwest through Widodaren , further Junhuhn ( 1945 ) a Dutch botanist from the north through the mountains Ayet - Ayek , mountain - inder Inder and mountain Kepolo . 1911 Van Gogh and Heim through the northern slopes of the climb and after 1945 generally done through the northern slope through Ranupane and Ranu Kumbolo it is today .
Flora that live in Semeru vary , but most are dominated by pine trees , acacia and jamuju . There are also orchids and endemic Edelweiss can be found around the peak of Semeru .
Meanwhile , there are also some animals that can be found as , tigers , leaf monkeys , raccoons , deer , mice and more forest .

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