Kavaha Ijen: Don’t know how many such places are there in the world, seeing which people get surprised. Similarly, there are many such lakes, which contain some or the other mystery in themselves. One such lake is also in Indonesia. Although lakes are considered synonymous with beauty, this lake in Indonesia is the most acidic lake in the world. The water temperature of this lake always remains around 200 degree Celsius. Also, the most surprising thing in this lake is its color. The water of this lake shines like a blue stone in the night. Let’s know why this is so…
Blue-green light visible at night
Actually, this lake is located on the banks of the Pacific Ocean. Whose name is ‘Kawah Ijen’. The water of the lake always boils, so there is no population around this lake. However, many times the satellite image of this lake has also been released, in which blue-green light is seen emanating from the water of the lake at night.
cause of blue light
After years of research, scientists found out the reason behind the colorful light emanating from this lake. Actually, there are many active volcanoes around this lake, due to which many types of gases like hydrogen chloride, sulfuric dioxide keep coming out from the lake. All these gases react together, due to which this blue color is produced.
What happened when pearl aluminum sheet was immersed in its water?
Let us tell you that Kawah Ijen Lake is so dangerous that even scientists do not dare to stay around it for a long time. To test the acidity of the lake, once a team of American scientists put a thick sheet of aluminum in this acid-filled water for about 20 minutes, after removing the sheet, the thickness of the sheet was as thick as a transparent cloth. Only remained. Apart from the acidic lake Kawah Ejen due to the effect of the volcano, there is also a river here, due to acidity, this river is also considered very fatal. This river flowing in the Amazon Forest connected to Peru is called the largest thermal river.
The temperature reaches even 600 °C
Tourists visiting this volcano have to wear chemical masks. Because the smell of sulfur spoils their health. The temperature of this crater also reaches up to 600 degree Celsius. The length of fire coming out of this crater (lake) is up to 16 feet high.
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