JAVA HAS MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF VOLCANOES—The Island of Java is traversed throughout its whole length by chains of mountains which are thickly set with volcanoes , active and extinct, varying generally from 6,000 to 9,000 feet in height. Some of them, rising even to 12,000 ft, form landmarks for the navigator. About one-half of 50 or more volcanic peaks show signs of activity. Photograph gives a striking view of the volcano Bromo in south-eastern Java, belching forth clouds of steam.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 756, 31 August 1929, Page 23
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81JAVA HAS MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF VOLCANOES—The Island of Java is traversed throughout its whole length by chains of mountains which are thickly set with volcanoes, active and extinct, varying generally from 6,000 to 9,000 feet in height. Some of them, rising even to 12,000ft, form landmarks for the navigator. About one-half of 50 or more volcanic peaks show signs of activity. Photograph gives a striking view of the volcano Bromo in south-eastern Java, belching forth clouds of steam. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 756, 31 August 1929, Page 23
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