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“Indonesia


 has 130 active


 volcanoes.”


























































                                                                                                         CLUSTERED CONES
                                                                                                         A chain of Volcanoes forms the
                                                                                                         backbone of Java. Five of these
                                                                                                         volcanoes have erupted in the
                                                                                                         caldera (collapsed crater) of a
                                                                                                         much bigger volcano that exploded
                                                                                                         45,000 years ago. They form the
                                                                                                         Bromo volcanic landscape—the
                                                                                                         most spectacular evidence
                                                                                                         of Java’s fiery nature.











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