Jayawijaya Peaks and Carstenz

In Papua there is the highest peak in the Sudirman with snow-capped mountains, perhaps you would not believe if you hear it. To be sure please you visit this place, Peak Jayawijaya or abbreviated as Puncak Jaya memepunyai higher reaches approximately 4884 meters above sea level and allow the area covered by eternal snow.
Long ago, Jayawijaya Peaks was the deepest of the sea,
For mountain climbers, climbing the ranks Jayawijaya Mountains is a dream. Imagine, in one of the top of the mountains are the highest point in Indonesia, namely Carstensz Pyramide with a height of 4884 meters above sea level.
Do not be surprised if a top-class mountain climbers the world is always racing to climb one of the points included in the top row of the seven continents. Moreover, the existence of eternal snow peaks are always covered, it makes more passionate desire to attain.

But, who would have thought if the snowy peaks that were once part of a very deep ocean floor!. Guinea began to take shape at 60 million years ago. At that time, the island is still on the seabed formed by sedimentary rocks. Intensive precipitation originating from the continent of Australia in a long period of time produces a new land that is now called Papua. At that time,Australian continent to the other continents separated by oceans. In the sea of ​​the northern part of New Guinea rocks that settles that part of Australia will appear at a later date. Intensive deposition of this kangaroo continent, eventually lifting the stone into the sediments above sea level. Of course, this removal process based on the geological time scale with a speed of 2.5 km per million years.
This process is compounded by the occurrence of plate collision between the Indo-Pacific plate with the Indo-Australian on the seabed. Plate collision resulted in the island arc, which also became the forerunner of the islands and mountains in Papua.
Finally, the appointment process is ongoing due to sedimentation and tectonic events along the sea bottom, within a period of millions of years of producing such high mountains can be seen today.
Evidence that the high mountains of New Guinea and was once part of the deep seafloor can be seen from the fossil remains in rocks Jayawijaya.
Although located at an altitude of 4800 masl, fossilized sea shells, for example, can be seen in limestone and clastic rocks contained in the Jayawijaya Mountains. Therefore, besides being a paradise of the climbers, Jayawijaya Mountains is also a paradise researchers geological world.
While the separation of mainland Australia and Papua by the sea starts from the end of the ice age that occurred at 15,000 years ago. Melting of ice into the ocean in the end separates the mainland of Papua with the Australian continent.
There are still many secrets of the rocks Jayawijaya untapped. Moreover, the age of Guinea is still considered young, so the process of appointment of the island continues to this day. This is also the reason of the mention of Papua New Guinea to Guinea, which means it is an island that is still new.
While the presence of snow on some peaks Jayawijaya, believes will fade away like that of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The loss of the only snow that is owned by the mountains in Indonesia was caused by global climate change is happening in the tropics.

Tiga Warna Lake, Kelimutu

This lake is the world named as one of the nine wonders of the world. Three color lake is located in Mount Flores, Flores, NTT. There were three adjacent lakes but with different colors. The crater lake is Tiwu Ata Polo (Red Lake), Tiwu Nua Muri Kooh Fai (green lake) and Ata Tiwu Mbupu (blue lake). Lake Flores is the only lake in the world in which the water can change at any time, from red to dark green and maroon, dark green to light green, dark brown to blue sky. This natural phenomenon is a miracle.

Komodo Island

Komodo Island is situated in a strait between the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). On the island of Komodo are the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). Komodo is believed to be the relic dinosaur ancient animal that is still alive. long Komodo dragon can reach 3 meters with a weight can reach 140 kg. On the island of Komodo peariran there are also the waters belonging to the magic underwater world. Bottom of the sea waters of Komodo is the best in the world, at sea level menyembulnya dry lands are hilly coral. Very worthy of inclusion in the island of Komodo in Indonesia wonders list.

In Komodo National Park are included 32 species of mammals, 128 species of birds and 37 species of reptiles. Komodo National Park and surrounding areas are home to one of the richest marine environments and most diverse in the world. More than 50 unique dive sites have been surveyed and mapped for park visitors. It is also home to more than 1,000 species of fish and 250 species of reef-building coral. Komodo National Park has two different marine environments, one in the north and the other in the south of the park. This region is not wrong if confirmed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

if you want to how these Komodo comes long time ago, you may read this history of komodo Island..
Komodo Island History
This is the story about the dragon. Not just a legend, but actually a dragon which is still inhabited the islands of eastern Indonesia, and center. The giant reptiles of the world has a reputation as a top predator in its class.Since the first on the island of Komodo, Flores ranks Islands, Indonesia, has emerged the story of a giant dragon. Many sailors who recounts that the dragon is more like a frightening monster.
Large tail can knock down a buffalo with a single flick. His jaw large and strong, to be able to swallow a pig in one fell swoop. And always spitting fire from his mouth.
The story was widely circulated and could attract the attention of many people. But no one had ever dared to approach the island to prove it. Until finally in the early 1910s, came the report of the combat force Dutch fleet based in Flores about the mysterious creature allegedly "dragon" inhabit a small island in the Lesser Sunda Islands (now ranks of Flores Islands, Nusa Tenggara).
The sailors of the Dutch military gave a report that the creature is likely to be measuring up to seven meters in length, with a giant body and a mouth always spitting fire. Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek, an official of the Dutch Colonial Administration in the area of ​​Flores heard these reports and stories that surround the island of Komodo. He also planned a trip to Komodo Island.
After arming himself and took a team of trained soldiers, he landed on the island. After several days on the island, Hensbroek managed to kill a strange species.
She took him to headquarters and length measurements were taken that catch length of approximately 2.1 meters. The shape is very similar to lizards. Animals were then photographed (documented) by Peter A Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum and Botanical Gardens Bogor, Java. This is the first documentation of the Komodo dragon.
Ouwens interested in finding these strange animals. He then recruited a cunning hunter to capture specimens for him. The hunters managed to kill two dragons tail measuring 3.1 meters and 3.35 meters, plus the capture of two pups, each measuring one meter below.
Based on the catch of the hunters, Ouwens do some research and concluded that the Komodo dragon is not a flamethrower, but including the type of monitor lizard (monitor lizard) in the class of reptiles.
Research results are then published in a newspaper published in 1912. In the news, Ouwens advise the name of the giant lizard Varanus komodoensis instead of the nickname Komodo Dragon (Komodo Dragon).
Realizing the significance of endangered species komodo, the Dutch government issued a regulation on the protection of Komodo and Komodo Island in 1915. Be region as the Komodo dragon conservation area.
Findings komodo dragon living legends, curious world. Several scientific expeditions from different countries take turns doing research on the island of Komodo.
Prehistoric Animals that survive
After World War I, a scientific expedition designed to conduct research dragons. In 1926, the expedition led by W. Douglas Burden from the American Museum of Natural History with the most modern research tools, conducting research for months.
The expedition which involves dozens of people were arrested 27 dragons tail. They perform surgical anatomy and species identification. From here the first complete scientific report about the Komodo dragon is made.
Described that the Komodo dragon has a large head and strong, has a pair of shining eyes, the skin hard, thick and wiry. Having kelambir wrinkled skin under her neck.
The shape is similar to a lizard, with four legs and a tail that big fat big fat too long. Has 26 sharp teeth, each measuring 4 cm, has a forked tongue bright red. When viewed from a distance, the tongue will resemble a fire, because dragons are often stuck out his tongue like a snake.
Komodo also a reliable hunter. He bites and bacterial toxins rely on his saliva to paralyze their prey. He will follow prey that have been hurt for days, until death, then he ate it. As a carnivore and scavenger (scavengers), Komodo dragons are found only on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Padar island, Gili Motang Owadi and Samiin. Komodo dragons are also known as a champion of animal swimming. That's how he conducted exploration on the islands around Flores.Fossil
Meanwhile in the mid-20th century, in Australia discovered fossils of ancient creatures that once studied is very similar to the Komodo dragon. Based on tests of carbon, the fossil was believed to have originated from the period 60-30 million years ago. This means that dragons once inhabited the mainland of Australia in prehistoric times.
But researchers are still puzzled by the relationship with the fossil island of Komodo dragons from Australia. Although the Earth's geological history indicates that the former Australia and some islands of Indonesia is one plate, but the island of Komodo is estimated to have formed about 1 million years ago.
While based on research, prehistoric Komodo dragons are extinct at least 30 million years ago, before the island of Komodo is formed. So why dragons are found only on Komodo Island and its surrounding area? Since when did inhabit the island of Komodo dragons? While it is never found trace remains of dragons in other places (except Australia). This is one mystery that requires further research.Komodo birth of the Mother "Virgin"
Just 18 days ago, waiting zoologists at the zoo for Chester Zoo, Manchester, England, ended. A natural phenomenon that surprised the world of animal science. A female komodo dragons are still virgin, managed to lay eggs and hatch five of them.
Based on news reported by the Associated Press, Flora the Komodo dragon's name-so-successful female gave birth to five baby dragons without the participation of the male inhabitants of the island of Komodo in the fertilization process.
"She was amazing, we were happy to know she is the mother and father of her babies," said Kevin Buley, curator of the zoo for the kind of vertebrates and invertebrates.
In mid-January 2007, the eggs began to break after a period of eight months that occurred on January 23, 2007 peak, with the birth of five Komodo dragons. While the two other eggs still dieraminya.
"The application of conservation breeding program is very unusual, because this opens up new avenues, where the animals can potentially be a colony on an island," Buley said.
"Females are able to swim across a new island, and then incubate the eggs, and then dating male babies and sexually produced a generation of new normal," he added.
DNA tests provide accurate evidence that she actually managed to give birth without the help of males.
He mentioned again, the size of the baby dragons are between 16 inches (40 cm) until it reaches 18 inches (45 cm) and weigh between 3 ½ - 4 ½ ounces (100-125 grams).
Eating Crickets and Grasshoppers
The fifth child of this Flora the Komodo dragon offspring born to be healthy and eat only crickets and grasshoppers as food diet. This is consistent with the original life of dragons in the wild.
Based on scientific knowledge, while growing up, baby Komodo dragon can reach lengths of 10 feet (3 meters) and weighs about 300 pounds (135 kilograms). If it reaches this extraordinary measure, they will be able to eat round a pig or deer.
Well, ferocious appetite in reptiles this explains why she is not allowed to be close to his children. "There was no maternal instincts in themselves dragons. So, it is natural to keep their children away from their parents. Parent will try to eat anything approaching in front of his nose, "said Buley.
According to the data, about 70 species of reptiles, including snakes and lizards are known to reproduce asexually (without having sex) in a process known scientifically as parthenogenesis. However, the conception of virginity (virginity) Flora and other komodo dragon in April at the London Zoo was the first documented.
Two conceptions of virginity was announced in September, contained in a scientific paper in the journal Nature.
The inhabitants of Komodo Island
Komodo dragons are native to islands of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The island's most lots occupied by dragons are named according to the name of this animal when it was discovered in 1910, the island of Komodo (Komodo Island).
These giant lizards, including endangered animals with a population of less than 4,000 wild birds. To protect the Komodo dragon, in 1980 agreed to form a conservation area in the form of Komodo National Park on Komodo Island and small islands around it.
Distribution and population of dragons in the last three decades is declining and its existence is increasingly threatened, primarily due to hunting deer, as its main prey. Even the population on the island of Padar known to have been lost since the late 1990s, whereas in the early 1980s, the dragons can still be found there. Attention and conservation of this species need to be specifically granted, because the Komodo dragon populations on the verge of extinction.
For some residents on the island of Komodo, the animal is considered more dangerous to humans than crocodiles, because the content of the bacteria in its saliva that can cause severe infections.
Typically, dragons mating season occurs between June to July. In August, a female Komodo dragon will dig a nest of birds nest mound former Gosong (Megapodius reindwardt) on the hill and nest hole in the ground, to lay her eggs which can reach 38 points. Komodo dragon eggs are usually guarded by its mother, but the newborn child in February or March is not maintained, instead often eaten.
Komodo takes five years to grow to two feet and can live for up to 30 years.

The Amazing of Karimun Jawa

Karimun Jawa,the amazing view in the see, don`t you think that beautiful sea only can find in Bali, check this out..

this beautifulness contain 27 small islands in north Java, and made the area called national park that protect by the government. Karimun Jawa become the favorite tourist resort because of its beautifulness.

karimun Jawa also over several interesting things to the tourists, like diving.

the atmosphere is very closed to nature and some kinds of beautiful things inside it. colorful soft coral that still alive inside the clear water in the sea, so we can enjoy it clearly..

another amazing thing is the cared for the sharks, this is located in Menjangan island. you don`t need to worried because of this wild animal, because there are tour guide who will accompany you through this sharks..

so I think there`s no reason not to go to this place to you, well i`ll wait you..!!

"Raja Ampat"

the beautiful view comes from the blue, green, and white water in the sea near the rock mountain make the huge valuable of landscape, that`s why some tourists loved to enjoy this awesome phenomenon that located in Papua Diving Resort, Irian Jaya Barat..

besides enjoy the beautiful landscape from the hill, the other reason that make some tourist attracting is the beautiful of the views under the sea..

"Raja Ampat"

the beautiful view comes from the blue, green, and white water in the sea near the rock mountain make the huge valuable of landscape, that`s why some tourists loved to enjoy this awesome phenomenon that located in Papua Diving Resort, Irian Jaya Barat..

besides enjoy the beautiful landscape from the hill, the other reason that make some tourist attracting is the beautiful of the views under the sea..

the 12 beautiful waterfalls in Indonesia

Indonesia has various nature phenomenon, one of it is waterfall. if you loved to enjoy the beautifulness of waterfalls in Indonesia, here are the best 12...
1. Grojogan Sewu Waterfall
this waterfall located under the mount Lawu, Tawangmangu, 27km from Karanganyar, Jawa Tengah. its high is 81 meters from the water. sate kelinci is the characteristic food and delicious menu to eat after we enjoy the waterfall.

2.Curung Cimahi Waterfall
its located in Cisarua, 10km from Cimahi, it`s very cool and peace place to visit. the condition is very identic with the sound of water that faliing to the ground.

3.Curung Cipendok Waterfall
located on Karang Tengah village, Cilingok, Purwokerto. this waterfall have 92 high and it have beautiful forest with high tress area around it.

4.Curup Tenang Waterfall
its the most highest waterfall in Sumatra Island, it has 99meters high. its located near Bedegung village in Tanjung Agung district.

5.Moramo Waterfall
This awesome view located in Kendari, Sulawesi. it has 100meters high. what made this waterfall became awesome is it has 127 stage in 100meters high along 2km. there is also natural forest around it. that`s why this waterfall become awesome.

6.Curung Citambur Waterfall
its located in Karang Jaya, Pagelaran, Cianjur, West Java. it about 100 high. its the exotic waterfall because of the forest around it.

7.Sedudo Waterfall
its located in Nganjuk, east Java. it has 105 meters high. besides as a tourist resort, this waterfall also used as traditional ceremony of the citizen there. so we can enjoy the nature while to know the customs.

8.Jarakan Waterfall
its located in Ngancar, Plaosan. it has 115 meters high.

9. Sipiso Piso Waterfall
this waterfall has 120 meter high. its located in North Sumatra high land.

10. Payakumbuh Waterfall
this waterfall has 150 meters high. between hills and Harau valley, and in a deep ravine, this beautifull waterfall located. there are often some butterflies flying around the waterfall that make very beautiful nature decoration.

11.Madakaripura Waterfall
its 200 meters high. its located in Plumbung, Probolingga, around the National Park Bromo Tengger Semeru. its shape like ceruk, that several hills around it, there are water come out from the mountside around the waterfall, like there is raining. three of it flows bigger seems like become new waterfall.

12. Sigura Gura Watefall
it has 250 meters high. this water camme from lake toba.