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Mount Tambora is located in Dompu regency and Bima regency. Mount Tambora have eruption history that has alarmed the world until to Europe. When erupted, the mountain causing the deaths of 117 locals thousand souls, of whom 10 thousand inhabitants of the Kingdom of Tambora. Secretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism of West Nusa Tenggara, Lalu Moh. Faozal, said that target the memorial of eruption the Mount Tambora is to bring 2 million tourists. "A lot of programs that have been planned," he said.
Department of Culture and Tourism of West Nusa Tenggara has sought to bring international volcano experts and prepare a variety of international attractions that could draw foreign tourist arrivals to Satonda Island. It is a volcanic island located opposite the island of Sumbawa. On the island which has an area of 4.8 km2 there is a lake area of 0.8 km2. All the bottom of the lake is a rock, and the water is salty. Interestingly, every tide occurs outside the island, it is also common in the lake. Satonda Island be stopover a tourist in the cruise from Bali to Flores in East Nusa Tenggara.
Lake Satonda hailed as a wonder of the world. Seawater flows through underground. When the tide is low, then the water in the lake was receding also. The existence of the lake was estimated by sea water entering the lake that beginning is the caldera of Mount Satonda in about 2000 BC. Lake depth varies between 15 meters until 69 meters. The water is clear. Salinity of the water was different. On the surface to 22.8 meters grading 90% compared to the salty of sea water. While at a depth of 50 meters below the sea water exceeds 108% until 117%.
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