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the Island of Wet Rice


2010
07.10



Wet rice is the name of an island in the city of Bontang. Islands with white sand beaches this is an interesting recreation while enjoying the panoramic beauty of the sea of Makassar strait, tourists can also swim and breathe in the cool sea air. Wet Rice Island can be reached by speed boat or motor boat from the Port of Tanjung Laut, Bontang.

Wet Rice Island Named for the local population according to the story, it is said that one day there was a grain merchant ships came from Sulawesi, in this room, the ship was buffeted by big waves so that its rice cargo to be lowered in the island. Therefore, rice has become wet by the spray of waves, so since it was called the Island of Wet Rice.

Small islands with white sandy beaches this is an attractive recreational area while enjoying a panoramic sea Makassar strait. In addition to coastal seawater clarity of wet rice, another uniqueness of this island is a lighthouse there is the sea that used to ferry navigation guide (unfortunately, as we were to place the walls of the tower / lighthouse already damaged, so look-perforated and perforated pleasing to the eye). From this island is also visible area owned by the LNG industry.PT Badaks located on the seafront.

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The Charm of Dieng


2010
06.20

Geographical

Dieng Plateau is a plateau which is the second highest in the world after Nepal, and the largest on the island of Java. Dieng is located at the geographic position 7 ’12′ South latitude and 109 ’54′ East Longitude, located at an altitude of 6802 feet or 2093 m above sea level. The average air temperature of 15 C, in July-August, the temperature drops to below 0 C.


In the administrative area is divided menjdai Dieng two areas namely, Regions Dieng Kulon (West Dieng) located in the District and Regions Banjarnegara Wetan Dieng (Dieng East) located in the territory of Wonosobo regency, Central Java Province. Dieng Plateau region is a complex volcano with a cone-cone consists of Bhishma, Seroja, Binem, Pangonan Merdada, Pagerkandang, Telogo Dringo, Pakuwaja, Kendil. Turmeric and Prambanan. Fumarola field consists of Crater Sikidang, craters Beetle, craters Sibanteng, Upas Crater, Telogo Continue, Crater Pagerkandang, Sipandu Crater, craters and crater Sileri Siglagah.

Geology

Dieng Plateau is a plateu that occur because of the devastating eruption of a volcano. Thus samapai geologic conditions are still relatively unstable even geraka common-ground movement. Some evidence shows the things mentioned above is, the loss event Legetan Village, terpotongnya road between Banjarnegara Karangkobar and Sukoharjo Ngadirejo or soil cracks that emits toxic gases such as Sinila events.

Hydrology

Dieng Plateau area in the fountain there, which is upstream from the time the source of Bhishma Serayu with Lukar which is upstream of the times with water resources dati Write the foot of Mount Boat Water sources in the Dieng Plateau Regions used by residents around the area of agricultural irrigation utuk.

Man and Nature

Human Resources (population) in the Dieng Plateau Regions berjurnlah area of 1,562,004 people occupying an area of 1027.21 ± KM. Most of the population consists of Dieng Plateau Regions of Interest lawa Mountains, which in general are embracing Islam agarna the submissive and obedient.

Nevertheless, they are not closed to the influence of modernization of daily life, only they’re still reluctant to let go of traditional ways of life as in traditional event Perkawinanan and circumcision. The astronomical position of being there at about 7.20 º south latitude and 109.92 º East longitude and at an altitude of ± 2.095m altitude dpa. Maybe if it could be included in Google Earth Latitude: -7.20 and Longitude: +109.92.

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Limboto Grandeur Tower


2010
06.19


Grandeur Tower is located in the heart of the capital Limboto Gorontalo district, District Limboto. It is located right at the highway intersection trans Limboto (Jl. Jend. Sudirman) and Jl. Cokroaminoto with the height reached 65 meters. For those who visited the province of Gorontalo, the tower was immediately apparent when the aircraft will be landing at the airport Jalaluddin Isimu. As Paris entered a major city in the State of France, you will be enchanted by the elegance of this tower. Briefly the shape similar to the Eiffel Tower. Grandeur Tower was inaugurated by Vice President Megawati era, Dr. Hamzah Haz, on Saturday, September 20, 2003. The name of the tower was determined based on SK Bupati Gorontalo No. 717 of 2003 dated 18 September 2003 which was approved by the DPRD Gorontalo.

Grandeur Tower consists of five floors, with details from the bottom to the top of the tower as follows:
I = 446.56 m2 floor height of 10 meters, the auditorium 199.3 m2, 212.38 m2 hall, with capacity of 200 people, designed to place the meeting.
Second Floor = 352.25 m2, 14 meters high, capacity 120 people, was designed as a restaurant and a place to relax.
Level III = 157.3 m2, 30 meters high, capacity 40, dirancanakan as a souvenir sales (gift shop) gorontalo typical souvenir.
Level IV = 96.96 m2, 39 meters high, with a capacity of 20 people
Level V = 31.36 m2, 58 meters high, capacity 10 people

65-high spire of the mosque dome-shaped, 21 meters width foot saplings. To achieve greatness in the top of the tower, using two alternative roads, the first of the two climbed up the stairs and elevator. The tower is equipped with two floodlight with a range of 70 km respectively. So that at night the lights can be seen from the center of Gorontalo Capital
Grandeur Tower viewed from the location of the Garden City Tower Grandeur LimbotoDi there are inscriptions name the name of the Prime Tower Visitor Greatness in immortalized. Name names are mostly businessmen who provide assistance gorontalo USD 50 million during the inauguration of the tower. Entrepreneur entrepreneurs are:
1. H. Abdullah Alkatiri, S.H.
2. H. Zainuddin Hassan, M.B.A.
3. H. Jonah Syamsur
4. Drs. H. Habibie Rusli
5. Great Mozin, S.H.
6. Drs. H. Isa Hamzah, S.H.
7. H. Kono Roem
8. Dr. Ir. Moh. Revodi A.
9. Ir. H. Hamid Kuna
10.H. Rahmat Gobel
11.H. Dahlan Young


Access to the tower location is very easy, tourists who come, whether to use air transport services (Gorontalo Jalaluddin Airport), land transport services (bus traffic Sulawesi) and those that use sea transport services (through the port Orchid Kwandang District, Gorontalo North) can see the direct if the tower toward the capital of the province of Gorontalo. From the top of the tower visitors can see the majesty of the scenery around Gorontalo.

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