Gunung (Mount) Batur

Mount Batur (Gunung Batur) is an active volcano in Bali which is located in the centre of a caldera formed around 25,000 years ago - a caldera is a crater formed by the collapse of a magma chamber after an eruption. An outer caldera contains a large crater lake.  The 700 metre stratovolcano rises from lake Batur and is a popular tourist destination.

Useful Batur links

Wikipedia on Bali - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali

Lonely Planet guide to Bali - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/indonesia/bali

Photographs of Batur - http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_agung_batur.html

Wikipedia on Batur - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Batur

Volcanic information on Batur - http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0604-01=

Written account of climbing Batur - http://www.adventures-in-indonesia.co.uk

Trip information for Bali and Batur - http://www.indonesia-adventure.co.uk

Mount Batur

www.adventures-in-indonesia.co.uk