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This true-color image of some of the Indonesian islands is from mid-May 2002. Fire season was not fully underway in the region, and skies over the large island of Borneo (top) were partially cloud-covered, but not hazy with air pollution. The horizontally situated island of Java appears to be experiencing some haze at its western end, and a few scattered fires (red dots) are apparent. Image courtesy of NASA.
The thick brown plume of ash, steam, and volcanic gas rising from Anak Krakatau in this true-color image is a common sight at the volcano. Responsible for one of the largest and most destructive eruptions in Indonesia's history (1883), Krakatau still erupts frequently. For this reason, the volcano is one of 100 that NASA automatically monitors by satellite. Photo courtesy of NASA.
Southeast of the island of Timor (center), a phytoplankton bloom is coloring the waters of the Timor Sea, which separates Timor from northwestern Australia. To the north of Timor is Flores, which is home to numerous active volcanoes, but the red dots are due to fire, not volcanic activity. Image courtesy of NASA.
This photograph, taken from the International Space Station in 2015, looks eastward: Java is in the foreground, Bali and Lombok are near the center, and smaller islands trail off toward the horizon. The brightest reflection of the sun off the sea surface silhouettes Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city of almost 3 million. The line of volcanoes is the backbone of the islands, which have been formed by the collision of the Australian tectonic plate (right) with the Asian plate (left). Image courtesy of NASA.
The photo shows a dormant but smoking volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The archipelago of Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate are pushed under the Eurasian Plate and melt around 100 km (62 mi) below the Earth's surface. Indonesia has about 150 active volcanoes, the most of any country on earth.
Lake Toba (pictured) is located in the north of the island of Sumatra and occupies the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is about 100 km (62 mi) long, 30 km (19 mi) wide, and up to 505 m (1,657 ft) deep. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.
Evidence of tectonic activity: a dormant but smoking volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Inside the caldera of a dormant volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Kuta Beach, Bali, in Indonesia.
View from the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia.
The Sea Temple of Pura Luhur at Uluwatu in south Bali, Indonesia, dates back to the 11th century.
The Sea Temple of Pura Luhur at Uluwatu in south Bali, Indonesia, perches on high cliffs.
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