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Pongkalan Tongah Destination Guide
Explore Pongkalan Tongah in Indonesia
Pongkalan Tongah in the region of North Sumatra is a town in Indonesia - some 837 mi or ( 1348 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital city .
Current time in Pongkalan Tongah is now 06:17 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sondi, Sidaji, Saribudolok, Parapat, and Panguruan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sondi . Where to go and what to see in Pongkalan Tongah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Lake Toba
Lake Toba is a lake and supervolcano. The lake is 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres wide, and up to 505 metres (1,666 ft) deep. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 metres, the lake stretches from {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:2.88|N|98.52|E||||| | |name= }} to {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:2.35|N|99.1|E||||| | |name= }}.
Located at 2.68 98.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Toba catastrophe theory
The Toba supereruption (Youngest Toba Tuff or simply YTT) was a supervolcanic eruption that occurred sometime between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at Lake Toba. It is recognized as one of the Earth's largest known eruptions. The related catastrophe hypothesis holds that this event caused a global volcanic winter of 6–10 years and possibly a 1,000-year-long cooling episode. The Toba event is the most closely studied supereruption.
Located at 2.68 98.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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