Kawah
Ijen
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The
far eastern end of Java is dominated by the volcanic cones of
Ijen and Merapi, which overlook the town of Banyuwangi. While
Merapi is extinct, the active crater of Ijen contains a vast
sulphureous lake, two hundred metres deep with a volume of around
thirty six million cubic metres. A walk around the crater takes
a full day.
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Kawah
Ijen; sulphur is mined from the crater near the lake's shore;
individual loads, sometimes approaching 70 kg, are carried up
the crater rim
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