Indonesia: Ijen Volcano Photos
Volcanoes of Indonesia: Ijen (August 2005) |
Pipes drilled into the fumaroles collect sulphur steam that condenses and sublimizes at the pipes' exit. | ||
Liquid sulphur dropping out of one of the pipes, forming a red sulphur pond. | The fumarole area ("the kitchen") and the turquoise acid lake. |
Sulphur miner carrying up to 100 kg of solid sulphur on his shoulders. |
Weathered ash slopes of Ijen's crater. | Crater rim of Ijen volcano. | Deep erosional cuts in the solft ash deposits of Ijen. |
Panoramic view of Ijen volcano's crater. | The fumarole area and the crater lake. | Looking onto the lake. |
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