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Tanjung Destination Guide
Delve into Tanjung in Indonesia
Tanjung in the region of East Nusa Tenggara is a city in Indonesia - some 961 mi or ( 1547 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital .
Current time in Tanjung is now 07:55 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Praiyawang, Wolowaru, Waingapu, Makassar, and Maumere. While being here, make sure to check out Praiyawang . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tanjung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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How do you make Arak on Flores Island, Indonesia
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Arak is a highly alcoholic spirit, home-brewed traditional beverage in Indonesia. Think...stills, firewater, hootch, moonshine, red-eye, rot-gut and you've got it. Imported a ..
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lil' village
This place is magical, its a 500 year old indiginous village in the middle of the jungle, at the foot of a volcano in flores indonesia... called Bena. We were invited into one of the houses by a weavi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ranakah
Poco Ranakah is a volcano located in the south-central part of the island of Flores, Indonesia. It's tallest lava dome, Poco Mandasawu is the tallest mountain of the island. A new lava dome, named Anak Ranakah (the child of Ranakah) was formed there in 1987. The volcano erupted again in 1991. In 2011, diffuse white plumes were seen rising from Anak Ranakah Dome, although no ash was detected.
Located at -8.63 120.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Frans Seda Airport
Frans Seda Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Frans Seda), also known as 'Wai Oti Airport' or Maumere Airport, is an airport serving Maumere, the largest town on the island of Flores, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia.
Located at -8.64 120.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Poco Leok
Pocok Leok is a volcano in the western side of Flores island, Indonesia. The volcano was considered to be an irregular shaped of caldera, but evidence about caldera is problematical. No pyroclastic flow deposits associated with the caldera and its geological records are poorly known. However, Pocok Leok is listed in the active volcano list of Indonesia because of four fumarole activities in the area.
Located at -8.68 120.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Ruteng
Ruteng is a small town towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the capital of Manggarai Regency. The population is predominantly Roman Catholic, but still preserve the ancient Manggarai custom of caci, which is usually practiced at weddings, and serves as a tourist attraction.
Located at -8.61 120.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Liang Bua
The Liang Bua is a limestone cave on the Island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia was the site of the 2003 discovery of a potentially new species of Homo genus, Homo floresiensis, the remains of which are coded LB1, LB2, etc. , after the cave. So far it is the only location in which such remains have been identified.
Located at -8.53 120.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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