Mount Kerinci is the highest mountain on the island of Sumatra and is the highest active volcano in Indonesia, with peak Indrapura as Indonesia's second highest peak after peak Jayawijawa. Mount Kerinci volcano is still active stratovolcano type and last erupted in 2009.
The mountain is located in the Bukit Barisan Mountains region that stretches from north to south on the island of Sumatra, exactly near the west coast about 130 miles south of the city of Padang. Mount Kerinci is surrounded by dense forest in the Kerinci National Park which is the habitat of Sumatran tigers and Sumatran rhinos are protected.
Mountaintop is located at an altitude of 3,805 meters above sea level, from where hikers can enjoy this view of the city of Jambi, Bengkulu and Padang are stretching to the north. Meanwhile, if facing south will be treated to views of the Indian Ocean are very wide and blue and clearly visible.
At the top of the mountain with the status of Kerinci are still active crater measuring 400 x 120 meters with a depth of 600 meters or 1,969 feet deep down and contains green water. In the east there is a lake Bento, which is a swamp with the highest crystal clear water in Sumatra. Behind the swamp there Gunung Tujuh with very beautiful crater that is almost never in human uneaten.
Mount Kerinci has a cone shape with a width of 13 km or 8 miles in length of 25 km or 16 miles in the shape that extends from the north to the south.
Mount Kerinci is part of the Kerinci National Park or TNKS, which is a nature conservation area with an area of 1.48465 million hectares are located in the four provinces, where most of the park's entrance in the province of Jambi. This national park itself is in the mountains mountain chain and most of its territory is mountainous mountain chain that stretches from north to south at the top of the island of Sumatra.
FLORA AND FAUNA
Plant trees in the lowland majority met by several types of trees Mahoney, there are also giant Rafflesia flower, the Rafflesia Arnoldi giant Amorphophallus titanum and suweg. Between the Kerinci National Park Leuser National Park is blocked by Lake Toba and canyons Sihanok so some wildlife that live in the Leuser National Park could not reach the area of the park, such as Tapir Tapirus indicus and animal or Kus-kus or Tarsier bancanus.
In addition there are unique animals such as the Sumatran Sumatran elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, Sumatran Tiger, Bear, Leopard, there are also many primates like Gibbon, Gibbon, the long-tailed macaque and Presbytis Melapophos. In addition to mammals, the forest also live 140 species of wild birds of Sumatra.
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You who like adventure and mountain climbing. Surely some of you already know that Mount Kerinci is one of the famous volcano in Sumatra. Almost all the inhabitants of Sumatra would know this mountain. Mount Kerinci gentleness in Bukit Barisan, height reaches 3,805 meters above sea level (masl). This mountain is the highest volcano in Sumatra and Indonesia. With beautiful Kerinci crater and during the trip summit will be spoiled with a view of Lake Gunung Tujuh sightings, let Comrade We Climb Mount Kerinci,
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