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Bali is one of the Indonesian islands of the lesser Sunda group and is dominated by a chain of active and dormant volcanic mountain ranges including Mount Agung (3,143 m) and Mount Batur (1,717 m) as the highest mountains. Indonesia has around 500 volcanoes of which 129 are classed as active (Murdoch University 2012).
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Erfurt-Cooper, P. (2014). Volcano Tourism at Mount Batur in Bali, Indonesia. In: Erfurt-Cooper, P. (eds) Volcanic Tourist Destinations. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16191-9_16
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