- Plawangan
Plawangan is a hill above the town of
Kaliurang , on the southern slopes ofGunung Merapi ,Central Java , inIndonesia . It is east ofTurgo , which is another named hill above Kaliurang.Formerly a vulcanological post of the Indonesian
volcanology service, it was abandoned in the 1990s following serious southerlynuee ardente and gas clouds. Under its western side are large man-made caves and tunnels, said by locals to have been made under the orders ofJapan ese military administrators duringWorld War II .It is also located within the Plawangan Turgo nature reserve [ [http://www.ecologyasia.com/news-archives/2002/may-02/thejakartapost.com_20020528.Q03.htm The Plawangan Turgo nature reserve ] ] an almost 200 hectares on the slope of Merapi that has rare animals and plants occurring in its area.
External links
* [http://www.aracnet.com/~kirby/merapi/merapi22.htm Context in 1994 eruption of Merapi]
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