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Mount Besar

Coordinates: 4°26′S 103°40′E / 4.43°S 103.67°E / -4.43; 103.67
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Mount Besar
Gunung Besar
Mount Besar is located in Sumatra
Mount Besar
Mount Besar
Location on Sumatra
Highest point
Elevation1,899 m (6,230 ft)[1]
Coordinates4°26′S 103°40′E / 4.43°S 103.67°E / -4.43; 103.67[1]
Geography
LocationSumatra, Indonesia
Parent rangeBukit Barisan
Geology
Mountain typestratovolcano
Last eruptionApril 1940[1]

Mount Besar (Indonesian: Gunung Besar, means: Big Mountain) is a stratovolcano in the southeast of Sumatra, Indonesia. A minor sulfur deposit can be found in the crater. A big solfatara field called Marga Bayur is located along its north–south-west flanks or the Semangko fault system.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Besar". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.