Derawan Islands

Derawan is a tropical paradise located in Indonesia. In

Derawan, you will see a view of the white sand, sunshine, palm
trees, and a nice beach. This is Gods amazing grace. The island
has a life under the sea which is very beautiful. Inside it, you will
find dolphins, stingrays, barracuda, giant turtles, and jellyfish.
Shark is also the animals that live in the underwater park of
Derawan. With such wealth, it does not surprise when this island
nominated as one of the best dive destinations in the world.
Derawan Islands are in Berau, East Kalimantan. It consists
of 31 islands. While, the most famous islands are Derawan,
Kakaban, Charitable, and Maratua. All these regions are an
important part of marine conservation in Indonesia and have at
least 1.27 acres in wide. In Derawan sea, you can see the green
turtles and hawksbill turtles which are quite rare. You can even
swim in the sea along with the turtles.
Coral species in Derawans water life are very much at all, at
least there are 46 species of corals and this is the second stage of
Raja Ampat islands in Papua. Meanwhile, there are at least 870
species of fish ranging from seahorses to Pari Manta. Besides
Derawan, there Kakaban. Here, you will find the largest and most
diverse jellyfish lakes in the world. Stingless jellyfish is a kind of
the most rare and you will find those in this island.
Questions
1. Which province is Derawan Islands on?
2. What makes Derawan Islands one of the best dive
destinations in the world?
3. Where can you find the largest stingless jellyfish?
4. How many islands are there on Derawan Islands?
5. Where can you swim along with the turtles?

Tanjung Setia Beach

You probably dont know the beach, but the wave on the
beach in Tanjung Setia are referred as one of the best waves in the
world by international surfers. The wave on this beach is equal with
the waves in Hawaii.
If you want to visit it, you have to travel in about 273 km or at
least 6 hours from the city of Bandar Lampung. This beach is
located in the village of Tanjung Setia, West Lampung, and directly
adjacent to the Indian Ocean so this incredible place has a such
great wave. Nevertheless, despite this beach has waves with
height up to 7 meters, but it is not popularly known as a beach in
Bali and Lombok.
When you arrive at Tanjung Setia, then you will see a very
long beach with blue sea and big waves. At the shore, there are
many lodging so you dont need to be confused to stay if you want
to. In fact, there are many foreigners who are surfers from all over
the world come to Tanjung Setia beach and take some nights
there.
Questions
1. What makes surfers from all over the world interested on
Tanjung Setia Beach?
2. Why does the visitors shouldnt be confused when they
want to stay?
3. Which province is Tanjung Setia Beach on?
4. Why does Tanjung Setia Beach have great waves?
5. How far is Tanjung Setia Beach from the city of Bandar
Lampung?

Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi is an active stratovolcano located on the
border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the
most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since
1548. It is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the
large Yogyakarta city, and thousands of people live on the flanks of
the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) above
sea level.
Smoke can be seen emerging from the mountaintop at least
300 days a year, and several eruptions have caused fatalities.
Pyroclastic flow from a large explosion killed 27 people on 22
November in 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the
volcano. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before
the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi
poses to populated areas, it has been designated as one of the
Decade Volcanoes.
On 25 October 2010 the Indonesian government raised the
alert for Mount Merapi to its highest level and warned villagers in
threatened areas to move to safer ground. People living within a
20 km (12 mi) zone were told to evacuate. Officials said about 500
volcanic earthquakes had been recorded on the mountain over the
weekend of 2324 October, and that the magma had risen to
about 1 kilometre (3,300 ft) below the surface due to the seismic
activity. On the afternoon of 25 October 2010 Mount Merapi
erupted lava from its southern and southeastern slopes.
The mountain was still erupting on 30 November 2010
however due to lowered eruptive activity on 3 December 2010 the
official alert status was reduced to level 3. The volcano is now
2930 metres high, 38 metres lower than before the 2010 eruptions.
Questions
1. What does pyroclastic flow mean?
2. What does Decade Volcanoes mean?
3. Why does the Indonesian government warned the
villagers to move to safer ground?
4. Why was the official alert status reduced to level 3 on
December 2010?
5. How far is Mount Merapi from the city of Yogyakarta?