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Mount a shelf active volcanoes in the district of Kintamani, Bangli District, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the northwest of Gunung Agung, the mountain has Caldera sized 13.8 x 10 km and is one of the largest in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Mountain Caldera high ranging between 1,267 m - 2,152 m (peak G. Abang). Caldera in the Caldera II, I formed the shape of a circle with a diameter more than 7 km. Basic Caldera II is located between 120 to 300 m lower than Undak Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Caldera in the lake there is a crescent-shaped, which occupy the southeastern part of the length of 7.5 km, maximum width of 2.5 km, approximately 22 km kelilingnya breadth and around 16 km2, which called Grandma. Caldera Mount shelf is estimated to be formed as a result of two major eruption, 29,300 and 20,150 years ago [1].

Mount shelf consists of three volcanic cone with each kawahnya, servant I, II and shelf shelf III
Mount shelf have been many times erupts. Activities eruption G. Shelf recorded history began in 1804 and the years since the last eruption occurred in 2000. Since the year 1804 to 2005, Mount shelf has burst 26 times [2] and the most terrible happened August 2 and ended 21 September 1926. Eruption of Mount shelf to make it hot lava flows Villages store shelf and Pura Ulun Sagittarius shelf.

Village shelf new, rebuilt at the south edge Caldera Kintamani. Pura Ulun Sagittarius rebuilt, until now still known as the most beautiful temple in Bali. This temple is to respect the "Goddess Sagittarius" ie, the ruler of the goddess of water, such as shrines, which are found in Lake Bratan also offered to venerate "Goddess Sagittarius."

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In the mountainous area around Kintamani, there is a mountain shelf with a crater lake and in the natural hot springs in the Toyabungkah. The cool mountain air with views of the entire direction, with beautifully with the existence of several important shrines, which has made Kintamani become one of the places that are not forgotten in the Bali tourist agenda.

Mount shelf is one of a small volcano, but the location is in the midst of large craters berdiameter 14 km. In addition, the Mount shelf alongside Grandma with a sickle-shaped high wall surrounded the crater edge. Steepness crater size will make you imagine the terrible eruption of Mount shelf, which occurred ten thousand years lalu.Gunung is still active until now, such as residents of Bali are still considering the explosion that occurred in the year 1917 eruption, which has taken thousands of lives and destroying hundreds of homes Old residents of the Village servant who is in the basic Caldera shelf. Selajutnya people who are still alive to eventually evacuate the village shelf now (Kalangayar, which means that new place.) Pura Ulundanu shelf of the previous base also is located in the Caldera in the south of Mount shelf succession moved to the place now.

Enchantment offered here is more to the natural scenery tour. Scenery is a combination of natural scenery and Mount Grandma servant who stood in the middle of Caldera to make this region into one of the most favorite tourist destination in Bali

If you have more time and love of adventure or photography, there are good you stay in the area around Mount shelf and the next day to make climbing Mount Caldera shelf or shelf in the east of Mount shelf while enjoying the beautiful sunrise that appear from the back of Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

Kintamani tourism objects can be achieved approximately 2 hours drive from Kuta or Denpasar. You can also skip when you would you travel to Hyderabad.