Beautiful lakes that you must visit on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

in #traveldigest7 years ago (edited)

Hello friend treveler all, hope you are in good health always. If in the previous post about the beautiful lakes in Kerinci regency, this time we will post about the beautiful lakes of the island of Sumatra.

1. Lake Ranau.

Source palembang.tribunnews.com

Lake Ranau is the second largest lake in Sumatra. This lake is located on the border of Lampung Barat District of Lampung Province and South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatera Province. The lake is created from large earthquakes and volcanic eruptions from volcanoes that make large basins.

2. Lake Kerinci.

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Lake Kerinci is a lake located in Jambi Province, Indonesia. Precisely in Kerinci Regency. This lake has an area of ​​5000 square meters with a height of 783 meters above sea level.

3. Lake Toba.

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Lake Toba is a large tekto-volcanic natural lake that occupies the caldera of a supervulkan. This lake has a length of about 100 kilometers, a width of about 30 kilometers, and a depth of up to 505 meters (16666 feet), located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Lake Toba is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

4. Lake Lut Tawar.

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The freshwater lake is a lake and tourist area located in the Gayo Highlands, Central Aceh district, Aceh. On the west side of this lake there is a district town that is TAKENGON city, which is also the capital of Central Aceh District. Gayo people call this lake as Lake Lut Tawar. The extent is approximately 5,472 hectares with a length of 17 km and a width of 3,219 km. Its water volume is approximately 2,537,483,884 m³ (2.5 trillion liters).

5. Lake Maninjau.

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Maninjau Lake is a lake in Tanjung Raya subdistrict, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The lake is located about 140 kilometers north of Padang City, the capital of West Sumatra, 36 kilometers from Bukittinggi, 27 kilometers from Lubuk Basung, the capital of Agam Regency.


Those are some of the beautiful lakes that have the island of Sumatra @seuramoeoutdoor version. If you are arranging a holiday to Indonesia, take your time to stop by the island of Sumatra. The lakes are very accessible, so you do not have to tire to climb to the top of the mountain or through the jungle. Thank you for seeing, hopefully you are interested in beauty Indonesia.

Reference :

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danau_Maninjau

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danau_Laut_Tawar

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danau_Toba

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danau_Ranau

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danau_Kerinci


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