Indonesia's Ten Most Beautiful and Largest Lakes

Jumat 27-01-2023,23:30 WIB
Reporter : Ajeng Monika Selis
Editor : Alam Islam

5. Sentarum Lake

Lake Sentarum, located in West Kalimantan and ranked fifth in size, has a surface area of 275 km2 and a depth of 8 meters.Lake Sentarum is a floodplain-type lake.

6. Paniai Lake

Lake Paniai ranks sixth in Papua. The distance from the capital city of Jayapura to the location of Lake Paniai is estimated to be 496 kilometers. It has an area of 195 km2 and a depth of 50 meters. Paniai Lake is located at an altitude of 1,742 meters above sea level.

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7. Lake Matano

Lake Matano, located in East Luwu Regency, is ranked seventh with an area of 164 km2 and a maximum depth of 590 meters.Lake Matano is at an altitude of 382 meters above sea level.

8. Ranau Lake

Lake Ranau is ranked eighth, located between West Lampung Regency in Lampung and South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency in South Sumatra. Lake Ranau stretches across two provinces, has an area of 125.9 km2, and has a maximum depth of 229 meters. Lake Ranau is located at an altitude of 540 meters above sea level.

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9. Singkarak Lake

Lake Singkarak, in West Sumatra Province, is ranked ninth, with a surface area of 107.8 km2 and a depth of 268 meters.Lake Singkarak stretches between two West Sumatra districts, namely Solok and Tanah Datar. The lake was formed by a volcanic eruption.

10. Lake Maninjau

Lake Maninjau, located in West Sumatra, is ranked tenth, with an area of 99.5 km2 and a depth of 165 meters. Lake Maninjau is located at an altitude of 459 meters above sea level and was formed from the eruption of Mount Sitinjau around 52,000 years ago. (*)

 

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