. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. VOLCANOES OF JAVA. 161 A chain of hills, crossed by a pass 830 feet high, connects Mount Lemongan on the east with another igneous system whose numerous peaks are collectively known by the name of Ajang. Before 1844 this hilly region, which also comprises a broad forest-clad plateau, was completely unknown ; but in that year it was discovered by Junghuhn, the indefatigable explorer of Java. Close to the summit of Argopura, the highest peak (10,200 feet), he noticed the ruins of a temple of Siva, and other structures scattered round about explain t
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. VOLCANOES OF JAVA. 161 A chain of hills, crossed by a pass 830 feet high, connects Mount Lemongan on the east with another igneous system whose numerous peaks are collectively known by the name of Ajang. Before 1844 this hilly region, which also comprises a broad forest-clad plateau, was completely unknown ; but in that year it was discovered by Junghuhn, the indefatigable explorer of Java. Close to the summit of Argopura, the highest peak (10,200 feet), he noticed the ruins of a temple of Siva, and other structures scattered round about explain the name of this summit, which in the Kavi, or old Javanese, language means the "Mountain ; One '^. Fig. 64.—Lemongan. Scale 1 : 150, Last û(" Greenwich II5°£0' , .SI Miles. of the sanctuaries, corroded by the acid vapours, shows that during the last five hundred years the quiescent volcano has been the theatre of at least one disturbance. The Gunong E-inggit (4,150 feet), which projects seawards at the north-east extremity of the Ajang range, is also at present quiescent ; but towards the close of the sixteenth century it was rent asunder ; enormous quantities of ashes were hurled in the air, and when the sun reappeared after three days of'darkness caused by the dense volumes of black clouds, it was found that all the surrounding villages had disappeared with their inhabitants. The traces of the eruption are still visible, although the mountain has now neither crater, solfataras, nor thermal springs. Like the western extremity of the island, the east coast facing Bali is also dominated by volcanoes. A circular plateau, which was formerly perhaj)s a vast 11—0. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane
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