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Apr 18, 2012
Volcanoes in Java Indonesia
Indonesia, especially in java and Sumatra, the forming process of volcano is a result of crust crash of Indian Ocean and crust of Asia continent. The java indonesia volcano or in the south part of Indonesia formed as an encounter or crash of Australian and Eurasian plates. The volcanoes in the north side of java, formed as a result of crash between Pacific and Eurasian plates. This giant plate keeps moving... read more
Apr 9, 2012
Geographical Maps of Central Java and Yogyakarta
Central java geographical maps consists of lowlands and highlands. Heading to the south, lands of mountains varied by lowlands, with mountains lay out from southwest connected with mountains in West java and East java. The highest mountain is Slamet mountain with heights 3428 m, while Wonosobo is the highest city with height 756 m above sea level. Central Java Indonesia lays between 108 °30’... read more
Jun 19, 2011
Geographical Maps of East Java
East Java Indonesia has about 229 islands with a total land area of 47,130.15 km2 and the sea area of 110,764.28 km2. If you check the East Java Indonesia map, This region located between 111°0 ‘ – 114 °4′ east longitude and 7 °12 ‘-8 °48′ latitude. East Java province bordering with the Java Sea in the north, the Bali Strait in the east, the Indian Ocean in the south, and... read more
Jun 8, 2011
Eartquake in Java, year 1836-2011
As part of “Ring of Fire”, of course, there was often earthquake in Java. Earthquake in Java, mostly are caused by tectonic plate activity. Most of the quake was centered in the southern part of Java, at Indian Ocean. Almost all of this quake was not large, only a few earthquakes that caused many damage. One of the big earthquake that happened was on May 27th, 2006 in Yogyakarta. Below are some... read more
May 23, 2011
Geographical Maps of West Java and Banten
Like we said on Geographical Maps of Java Indonesia, The strategic geographical maps of West Java Indonesia including Banten province and special district Jakarta has many advantages, especially from transportation and communication point of view. The north part of West Java is flat land area, while hilly area with a few shores in the south and mountainous area in the central part. Geographically, Western... read more
May 20, 2011
Geographical Maps of Java Indonesia
If you read the map of Indonesia, Java island located between Bali island to the east and Sumatra Island to the west, between Christmas Island to the south and Borneo to the north. Java Indonesia map is surrounded by Sunda Strait at west, Java Sea at north, Madura Strait and Bali Strait in the east, also Indian Ocean at south Java Indonesia is 13th largest island of the world and most populous island in... read more

