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Jumat, 16 September 2011

Tondano Lake








Tondano Lake is the largest lake in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The lake is flanked by Lembean Mountains, Mount Kaweng, Tampusu Hill, and Mount Masarang. The lake is encircled by roads linking the provinces and cities Tondano, Tondano Eastern District, District Eris, District Kakas, District Remboken, and the District of South Tondano. This lake is a freshwater fish producing lake fish such as tilapia, pior / kabos, payangka wiko (small shrimp), Nike and others.


Lake area is 4.278ha, and there is a small island called Likri (next village district Tandengan Eris). On the shores of Clear Lake Tondano Kaweng Mt. It is said that this lake because of violent eruptions occur because there is the story of a pair of human beings of the opposite sex violates the prohibition of parents to marry (Minahasa languages​​: Kaweng) with a daring escape (tumingkas) in the forest. As a result of violating counsel parents the twin mountain erupted Kaweng Tondano so into the lake.


Tondano lake has a famous tourist attraction "Sumaru Endo" Remboken, and Pine Hill Resort (Tondano direction Toliang Oki). From the banks of the lake Tondano (Toliang Oki), we can cross over the top of Mount Lembean and look at the beauty of Maluku Sea (east), precisely the area Tondano Pante (District Kombi), Minahasa regency.