Galunggung's Landscape

A good morning greeting from Galunggung to YOU. oui.. :)

Mount Galunggung (Indonesian: Gunung Galunggung, formerly spelled Galoen-gong) is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, around 80 km (50 mi) southeast of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung (or around 25 km (16 mi) to the east of the West Java town ofGarut). Mount Galunggung is part of the Sunda Arc extending through Sumatra, Java and Bali, which has resulted from the subduction of theAustralian plate beneath the Eurasian plate.

For the first time since 1921 after eruptions finished and conditions seemed normal, on February 12, 2012, the status was upgraded to Alert based on changes in conditions. On 28 May 2012, it was lowered from 2 back to 1 (On a scale of 1-4)

The last major eruption on Galunggung was in 1982, which had a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4 and killed 18 people (due to indirect cause (traffic accident, starvation)). This eruption also brought the dangers of volcanic ash to aviation to worldwide attention, after two Boeing 747passenger jets flying downwind of the eruption suffered temporary engine failures and damage to exterior surfaces, both planes being forced to make emergency landings at Jakarta airport.

One, a British Airways aircraft carrying 240 passengers, accidentally entered the ash cloud during night in June 1982 150 km (93 mi) downwind of the volcano. All four engines failed due to the buildup of volcanic ash, and the aircraft descended for 16 minutes, losing 7,500 m (24,606 ft) of its 11,500 m (37,730 ft) altitude, until the crew managed to restart the engines.

The following month, a Singapore Airlines aeroplane with approximately 230 passengers aboard also inadvertently entered the cloud at night, and three of its four engines stopped. The crew succeeded in restarting one of the engines after descending 2,400 m (7,874 ft). Both aircraft suffered serious damage to their engines and exterior surfaces

(Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galunggung)

Galunggung's landscape

Moss on most rock in Mt.Galunggung

The south face of galunggung (from inside)

View of the lake from south face of Galunggung..
The lake is green because of the moss. It's also used by locals to fish..

It view from the center, facing west.
Right below the hill, there is a lake, a green moss lake.:)

This is what you get when you are in the middle of Galunggung, besides the lake of course.. :)

The west face and a lake full of moss.. nice view

Some people were fishing down there, locals said that if they were lucky, they can get more than 7 kg of fish
but that "IF" they were lucky.. :)

Clear view of the lake without my annoying right hand..

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