Mount Bromo

August 30th, 2006


Mount Bromo ( from language Sansekerta/Jawa Kuna: Brahma, one of the Dewa Utama Hindu), is is volcano which still be active and most famous as object wisata in East Java. As a object wisata, Mount Bromo become draw because status of as volcano which still active.

Mount Picture Bromo from NASA Bromo have height of 2392 metre above the sea level stay in four regions, namely Kabupaten Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Kabupaten Malang. Form of interdependent Gunung Bromo body between dales and ngarai with kaldera or sand ocean with a width of around 10 kilometre square.

Mount Bromo have a cauldron with diameter ± 800 metre ( utara-selatan) and ± 600 metre ( timur-barat). While its danger zone is radian with radius 4 kms from center cauldron Bromo

History of eruptionDuring century ke-20, famous mount as place of wisata erupt three of times, with regular time interval, that is 30 years. The biggest eruption happened 1974, while last eruption happened at 2001.

History of eruption Bromo: 2004, 2000, 1995, 1984, 1983, 1980, 1972, 1956, 1955, 1950, 1948, 1040, 1939, 1935, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1922, 1921, 1915, 1916, 1910, 1909, 1907, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1907, 1896, 1893, 1890, 1888, 1886, 1887, 1886, 1885, 1886, 1885, 1877, 1867, 1868, 1866, 1865, 1865, 1860, 1859, 1858, 1858, 1857, 1856, 1844, 1843, 1843, 1835, 1830, 1830, 1829, 1825, 1822, 1823, 1820, 1815, 1804, 1775, and 1767.

Bromo as object Tourism

Seen Mount Bromo ( foreground, smoked) and Gunung Semeru ( back, berasap) Journey for towards to center object tourism is spelled out members by weight because field which must be gone through cannot be passed by by ordinary four wheel drive, except we rent jip being provided by organizer tourism, thus tourist a lot walk for towards to center of location.

Sand ocean is pledge wisata from mount Bromo, in cold mountain nature, we can see desert and rerumputan which wide. While which very be awaited from mount bromo is sightview when sunrise and embeded by of course would looked to be crystal clear and very beautiful. Although journey to Bromo very dusty, but lost, because beauty of being served really extraordinary.

Bromo as holy mount

For resident Bromo, tribe Tengger, Gunung Brahma ( Bromo) trusted as holy mount. One year once public Tengger perform a Yad ceremony of Kasada or Kasodo. This ceremony having place of in a gate which below north Bromo hillside and continued atop mount Bromo. Ceremony performed a at finite midnight is early morning each month full moon around 14 or 15 in Kasodo ( kesepuluh) according to Java calendar.

source : http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Bromo

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