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Kawah Ijen, part of the Ijen volcano complex, is a group of stratovolcanoes in East Java, Indonesia. With an active crater that’s over 200 meters deep, the volcano complex is also home to the world’s largest turquoise-colored acidic lake, full of sulfuric acid, that produces a highly-unusual effect on the volcano’s lava flows. Instead of the expected reddish-orange lava flows, Kawah Ijen gushes with brilliant, glowing, electric-blue lava.

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Sara Lee
Photo by Olivier Grunewald. His simple explanation for the spectacular electric blue glow of the Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia: "This blue glow, unusual for a volcano, isn't the lava itself, as unfortunately can be read on many websites. It is due to the combustion of sulfuric gases in contact with air temperatures above 360°C." ~Smithsonian Magazine Nature, Ijen Volcano, Kawah Ijen, Awesome Photography, Eye Of The Storm, White Queen, Blue Flames, Oblivion, China Travel

Photo by Olivier Grunewald. His simple explanation for the spectacular electric blue glow of the Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia: "This blue glow, unusual for a volcano, isn't the lava itself, as unfortunately can be read on many websites. It is due to the combustion of sulfuric gases in contact with air temperatures above 360°C." ~Smithsonian Magazine

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