Lake Tamblingan | |
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ᬤᬦᬸᬢᬫ᭄ᬩᭂᬮᬶᬗᬦ᭄ | |
![]() Lake Tamblingan in Buleleng Regency, Bali | |
Location | Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 8°15′25″S 115°05′49″E / 8.257056°S 115.097003°E |
Type | caldera lake |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
Max. length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Max. width | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
Surface area | 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 90 m (300 ft) |
Water volume | 0.027 km3 (0.0065 cu mi) |
Surface elevation | 1,217 m (3,993 ft) |
Settlements | Gubug village |
Lake Tamblingan (Balinese: Danu Tamblingan ᬤᬦᬸᬢᬫ᭄ᬩᭂᬮᬶᬗᬦ᭄, Indonesian: Danau Tamblingan) is a caldera lake located in Buleleng Regency, Bali. The lake is located at the foot of Mount Lesung in Munduk administrative village, Banjar district, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia. The lake is one of the three lakes that formed inside an ancient caldera, the other lakes to the east of Lake Tamblingan are Lake Buyan and Lake Bratan. Tamblingan lake is a pristine lake surrounded with dense rainforest and archaeological remnants of the 10th-century Tamblingan civilization. The lake and the surrounding settlements is designated as a spiritual tourism area protected from modern development by the government.[1]