Gumuk Sand, Indonesia

INDONESIA is a country located on the equator so that the tropical climate with high rainfall. Quite surprising that Indonesia has a desert.

This unique phenomenon found near Parangtritis, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Residents around the area called "Gumuk Sand".

Sand dunes are a natural phenomenon formed by wind movement. The wind carrying sand from Mount Merapi volcanic material. This sand fly out to sea and then blend with water and then into fine sand. Process thousands of years to make sand-fine sand formed into dunes as can be seen today.

Sand dunes have other unique, one of the extreme temperature changes from daytime to nighttime. In the afternoon, Sand Gumuk be very hot tube while very cold at night, just like the temperature in the Sahara desert. This unique phenomenon like there's only one in Indonesia.

The community is thought Gumuk Sand is just ordinary natural phenomena. In fact, many experts in geology and geography that came to Gumuk Sand to examine this unusual phenomenon.

Sand dunes in addition to being a tourist, now also a center of research. In fact, Sand Gumuk plan will be incorporated into the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The beauty and uniqueness of the phenomenon Gumuk Sand inspire many photographers to take pictures. Sand dunes and even once the site of filming a video clip and band artist Agnes Letto.

In addition, sometimes pilgrims in Yogyakarta make Gumuk Sand place to do Hajj rituals before going to Mecca, to practice adapting to air later in the Arabian desert.

Sand dunes have a length of 15.7 miles of river downstream towards Opak Parangtritis and two kilometers from the coastline. From Yogyakarta to Gumuk Sand takes approximately 45 minutes.

Not only take pictures, if you want to know more in the history of Sand Gumuk, you can also visit the Museum of Geospatial Gumuk Sand in the area. This place provides scientific information on geospatial and geographical conditions Gumuk Sand.

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