Friday, February 5, 2016

3. Samosir Island Distance to Toba Lake Shoreline



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The farthest distance of Samosir Island to outer side of  Toba Lake is in north part of Toba Lake. This north area is the largest part of Toba Lake. It is estimated that the deepest point of Toba Lake is around this north area. The farthest distance is about 24,28 kilometers length from northern part of Samosir Island to Karo Regency shoreline. The images below show the farthest and shortest distance from Samosir Island to outer side Lake Toba shoreline.




Image:  The farthest distance from Samosir Island to outer side shoreline of Toba Lake

The above image shows the farthest distance of two points from Samosir Island shoreline to outer side of Toba Lake shoreline in Karo Regency.  The farthest distance is in North area of Toba Lake. The picture below shows the shortest distance  from Samosir Island to west outer side shoreline of Toba Lake.  The shortest distance is about 200 meters length in Pangururan District in Samosir Regency, in west area of Toba Lake. This shortest distance show that a canal divided the Samosir Island with the outer shoreline in Samosir Regency. This canal have been existed years ago.

When I was a kid, this canal was covered by plants Eichhornia crassipes or Eceng Gondok in Bahasa Indonesia. The massive growth of Eceng Gondok causing the canal can be crossed by walk on the Eceng Gondok. But now, the local government has managed to clean the canal from Eceng Gondok, allowing speed boats or small size vessels can sail through it. Sumatra Island mainland connected to Samosir Island by a bridge above the canal. The canal is connecting the north area  to south area  in west part of Toba Lake.

 The shortest distance from Samosir Island to outer side shoreline of Toba Lake


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