Mount Batur is an active volcano in the district of Kintamani, Bangli regency, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, the mountain is a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km and is one of the largest and most beautiful in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Caldera bund height ranging between 1267 m - 2152 m (peak G. Abang). Inside the caldera, I formed a circular caldera II with a diameter of approximately 7 km. Basic caldera II lies between 120-300 m lower than the railroad Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Inside the caldera there is a crescent-shaped lake which occupies the southeastern part of the length is about 7.5 km, maximum width 2.5 km, the circumference of about 22 km and breadth of about 16 km2, which is called Lake Batur. Mount Batur caldera formed by an estimated two major eruptions, 29,300 and 20,150 years ago.
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