Sea of Sand

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The Sea of Sand is a vast, otherworldly volcanic sand plain surrounding Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, renowned for its stark, lunar-like landscape.

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Sea of Sand canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural landscape ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
volcanic sand plain ⓘ
accessPoint Cemoro Lawang village ⓘ
linked to: Cemoro Lawang
associatedRitual Yadnya Kasada ceremony ⓘ
associatedWith Tengger people ⓘ
linked to: Tenggerese people
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
contains scattered rocks and lava fragments ⓘ
volcanic ash deposits ⓘ
elevation approximately 2200 meters above sea level ⓘ
formedBy eruptions of ancient Tengger volcano ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic activity ⓘ
governingBody Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry ⓘ
hazard dust storms ⓘ
volcanic ash fall ⓘ
landscapeCharacter barren ⓘ
lunar-like ⓘ
otherworldly ⓘ
locatedIn Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park ⓘ
East Java ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Java ⓘ
near Mount Batok ⓘ
Mount Semeru ⓘ
nearestCity Malang ⓘ
linked to: Malang Regency

Probolinggo ⓘ
notableFor panoramic views of Mount Bromo ⓘ
stark scenery ⓘ
sunrise viewing ⓘ
partOf Tengger Caldera ⓘ
linked to: Tengger caldera
photographySubject silhouettes of horses and riders ⓘ
sunrise over Mount Bromo ⓘ
region Bromo-Tengger-Semeru area ⓘ
surfaceMaterial volcanic sand ⓘ
surrounds Mount Bromo ⓘ
terrainType flat plain with scattered volcanic features ⓘ
tourismCategory volcanic landscape tourism ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park tentative considerations (not a World Heritage Site as of 2024) ⓘ
usedFor hiking access to Mount Bromo crater ⓘ
horse riding ⓘ
jeep tours ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
visibility often misty at dawn ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park ⓘ

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