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The photo shows a dormant but smoking volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The archipelago of Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate are pushed under the Eurasian Plate and melt around 100 km (62 mi) below the Earth's surface. Indonesia has about 150 active volcanoes, the most of any country on earth.
Located in the Barisan Mountains in north-central Sumatra, Indonesia, Lake Toba is the largest lake in the country and the largest volcanic crater lake in the world. It covers an area of 1,140 sq km (440 sq mi) and is 450 m (1,476 ft) deep. Lake Toba became a UNESCO geopark in 2020.
Evidence of tectonic activity: a dormant but smoking volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Inside the caldera of a dormant volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
A mosque in Medan, the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
The Sea Temple of Pura Luhur at Uluwatu in south Bali, Indonesia, dates back to the 11th century.
The Corpse Flower is native to the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, where it reaches heights up to 3.65 m (12 feet tall). It acquired its name from the powerful stink the bloom emits. (Photo courtesy of the US Botanical Garden)
The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard in the world and one of the few with a venomous bite. They are only found on the Indonesian islands of the Lesser Sunda group (Komodo, Rintja, Padar, and Flores). They typically weigh about 70 kg (154 lb) and can briefly run at speeds of up to 21 km/h (13 mph). (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian National Zoo.)
Orangutans (meaning “people of the forest” in the Indonesian and Malaysian languages) live on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and in both the Malaysian and Indonesian portions of the island of Borneo. They are the largest mammals that live primarily in trees and are the most solitary of the great apes. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian National Zoo)
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