In addition to the Son of Krakatoa, for the best travel destination, Indonesia still has other underwater volcanoes. Try it comes to Mahengetang Island waters in North Sulawesi. You can find a submarine volcano is still active.
Among the many volcanoes in Indonesia, there are several volcanoes are in shallow water, one of which is a submarine volcano island Mahengetang. Located on the island Mahengetang, Sangihe, North Sulawesi, this volcano is located very close to the island Mahengetang. Exactly just 300 meters from the southwest side of the island.
From the official website of the Sangihe Regency, sangihe.go.id, unique submarine volcano in the waters of Mahengetang is because it was quite shallow. Superficial look at the location, it is possible to dive.
Because included in the volcano, the water temperature around the submarine volcano island Mahengetang reach 37-38 degrees Celsius. Submarine volcano island also has a cusp Mahengetang very close to the surface, which is about 8 meters.
But beware when diving! If you see any bubbles in the rocks, that's the point of the mountain or crater. Never put bare hands into the bubble. This can lead to blister hands.
Besides having a submarine volcano shallow waters Mahengetang Island also has a beautiful underwater world. If diving in these waters, you can find marine life up close. Simply dive into the 10-20 meter, you can already see the spread of the colonies of coral reefs in the meeting.
Before the dive, there are some things to consider, that do not dive in the afternoon. Currents in the waters of Mahengetang strong enough in the afternoon. In order not to sink area, avoid diving in the afternoon.
Intrigued by this seamount? Come straight to the island Mahengetan, Sangihe, North Sulawesi. You can use a speedboat from the city of Manado, and takes about 5 hours.
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