Saturday, 27 February 2016
Most people know about dead ocean that is located among Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. This sea becomes popular because of its salt concentration, salt composition in high level. Therefore, everyone can float in this sea. As we know, everything which has a nominal density lighter than kind of liquid can float in it (wikipedia: nominal density of the dead sea is 1.24 kg/l). Specific mass in the dead sea has salt substance in high level so it is able to make people float in there. Salt content in the dead sea attains about more than 33% or 8 times as high as common sea. Mineral substance which is contained in the dead sea makes the dead sea important for research. Besides, the dead sea area become fascinating object attraction and has become potential treatment for several reasons.
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Gunung Sitoli, North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Indonesia, a country with a lot of beach, also has resemble beach of the dead sea. This beach is often called Tureloto. It is located in village of Balefadodorotuho, sub district of Lahewa, district of North Nias, Province of North Sumatra. In the beginning, there is no special in this beach. Beacuse tsunami in 2006 (big disaster happened in Indies Ocean, an tectonic earthquake of 8.5 SR) makes some changes in this location. Unlike other shores along Indies Ocean which has big waves, most waves in Tureloto is more calm. It happens because of big corals along beach which becomes wave breaker. So, visitors can enjoy the beach along with cute fish restfully. This beach is enough famous and has visited a lot of visitors.
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Tureloto beach, Indonesia
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There are several facilities for visitors such as equipment for snorkeling and small boat. High salt composition, just like in the dead sea, also can make people float easily in Tureloto beach. To reach the Tureloto beach is available for 2 routes (assumption: visitors have been in Medan). First. from Kuala Namu Airport (Medan) to Binaka airport (Gunung Sitoli), then to sub-district of Lahewa, and finally toward to the Tureloto beach. Second, from Medan to Sibolga harbor using bus or taxi, then go to Gunung Sitoli using vessel, going sub-district of Lahewa by motorcycle taxi or travel for about 2 hours.
