The Sipiso-piso is a plunge
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
in the
Batak highlands of
Sumatra,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. It is formed by a small underground river of the Karo plateau that falls from a cave in the side of
caldera
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of
Lake Toba
Lake Toba ( id, Danau Toba) ( Toba Batak: ᯖᯀᯬ ᯖᯬᯅ; romanized: ''Tao Toba'') is a large natural lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the i ...
, some down to lake level.
Sipiso-piso is a well-known
tourist attraction
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Types
Places of natural ...
and a nearby vantage point offers views of the falls and lake.
Sipiso-piso waterfall is located in the
Tanah Karo regency in
North Sumatra, at the northernmost tip of the Lake Toba caldera, near the fishing village of Tongging.
[ The closest municipality is the town of Kabanjahe, about away,
]
References
Landforms of Sumatra
Waterfalls of Indonesia
Landforms of North Sumatra
Tourist attractions in North Sumatra
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