Not exact matches
Kalanggaman is famous for its very long sandbar (and coral, many fish, and occasional whale shark encounters), and Maripipi is a not yet known
volcanic island and makes a great
break after diving in Sambauan.
My idea of a thriller novel, with at least the plot potential of State Of Fear, has for years been a group of rogue scientists who drill down to near the magma of a volcano on a remote Indonesian
island and drop a nuclear bomb down there to
break things loose and start a real
volcanic reaction — leaving us with lots of sulfates in the atmosphere.
It's been around longer than many other
islands, which has given the
island time for two things:
Break down the
volcanic rock into soil; and allow species to evolve that can thrive in the harsh, rocky land.