Samosir
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Image:Toba zoom.jpg Samosir is a large volcanic island in Lake Toba. Lake Toba is located in the north of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is a popular tourist destination due to the fantastic vistas it offers. The tourist resorts are concentrated in the Tuktuk area; some of the best known hotels are the Samosir cottages and Carolina's. The island was a centre of the Batak culture and its remaining artifacts, in particular the ornate stone tombs of former rulers are part of the island's tourist appeal.
Samosir was turned into an island artificially; it was originally a peninsula that was transformed into an island when a canal was cut through the isthmus connecting it to the caldera wall that surrounds Lake Toba.