Open AccessGeotourism Of Banyuputih Catchment Area, Mount Ijen, East Java, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Achmad Djumarma Wirakusumah,
Dodid Murdohardono,
Diyah Rosiani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1363/1/012012
Subject(s) - geology , crater lake , geotourism , volcano , impact crater , hydrology (agriculture) , java , caldera , drainage basin , streams , geochemistry , geography , archaeology , cartography , computer network , physics , geotechnical engineering , tourism , astronomy , computer science , programming language
Mt. Ijen, especially along the Banyupait/Banyuputih Catchment Area is located within part of 3 regencies in East Java Province which are Bondowoso, Situbondo, and Banyuwangi regencies. Geological Study at Mt. Ijen Complex was conducted to get better understand concerning Characteristics of Geology and geomorphology of Ijen Volcano Complex which compose of highly atractive places to be geotourism purposes. According to the geological study, Ijen Geotourism can be divided into three parts. Firstly, natural views inventory within the Ijen Caldera, along the Banyupait/Banyuputih Catchment Area which are closely related with geological processes; secondly, Man-made geotourism sites at Banyuputih River on the north flank of Ijen Volcano; and thirdly, Planned Buildings that can be made in the future such as a small museum and geosites in opend field including infrastructures that consist of media-tools explaining about the Ijen Volcano and a lot of geological processes related with the all natural views at around Ijen Volcano. On the other hand, the water of the Ijen crater-lake is extremely acid (pH<1). The water of the crater-lake infiltrates into the only one river called Banyupait / Banyuputih River flowing towards the north to reach the north-coast of Java at Asembagus Sub-district, where the pH at this area is still 3-4 after mixing between the acid water and normal water coming from springs within the Banyupait / Banyuputih Catchment Area. A recommended segregation of normal water from the acid water is the best alternative to produce normal water along the Banyuputih River which flows through Asembagus Village. This effort will change the Asembagus citizen to be having much better wellfare. This effort will also support the Ijen Complex to be a good Geotourism, even to lift up the Mt. Ijen Complex to be an International Geopark.