Batur volcanBatur is the most active volcano on the popular
tourist island of Bali and one of Inondesia's more active ones.
During the past centuries, Batur has had a number of small
eruptions every few years. Thanks to the scenic beauty of the
caldera with its lake and the cone of Batur, it is one of Bali's
most popular destinations. Introduction:The volcano is located
at the center of two concentric calderas NW of Agung volcano.
The outer 10 x 13.5 km wide caldera was formed during eruption
of the Bali (or Ubud) Ignimbrite about 29,300 years ago and now
contains a caldera lake on its SE side, opposite the satellitic
cone of 2152-m-high Gunung Abang, the topographic high of the
Batur complex. The inner 6.4 x 9.4 km wide caldera was formed
about 20,150 years ago during eruption of the Gunungkawi
Ignimbrite. The SE wall of the inner caldera lies beneath Lake
Batur; Batur cone has been constructed within the inner caldera
to a height above the outer caldera rim. The 1717-m-high Batur
stratovolcano has produced