. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 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 bla
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 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
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