Kawah Putih (English: White Crater) is a striking crater lake and tourist spot in a volcanic crater about 50 km south of Bandung in West Java in Indonesia. [1]
White crater lake (7:10 ° S 107.24 ° E) is one of the two craters the which make up Mount Patuha, an andesitic stratovolcano (a "composite" volcano). [2] Mt Patuha is one of numerous volcanoes in Java. Kawah Putih crater lake itself represents a volcanic systems are relatively stable with no records of significant activity since around 1600. [3]
The White Crater site was opened to visitors in 1987. The lake is 2,430 meters above sea level so the local climate is quite Often chilly (Temperatures are frequently around 10 degrees celsius). This makes a brisk change from the humidity of the north Java plain and the capital city of Jakarta. Kawah Putih is a sizable lake highly acid (pH 0.5-1.3) the which changes color from bluish to whitish green, or brown, Depending on the concentration of sulfur and the temperature or the oxidation state. [4] The sand and rocks surrounding the lake have been leached into whitish colors Also through interaction with the acidic lake waters (with possible precipitation of minerals as well).
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