Mount Besar Explained

Mount Besar
Other Name:Gunung Besar
Elevation M:1,899
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Sumatra, Indonesia
Range:Bukit Barisan
Map:Indonesia Sumatra
Map Size:275
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-4.43°N 103.67°W
Type:stratovolcano
Last Eruption:April 1940

Mount 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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Notes and References

  1. 261250 . Besar . 2006-12-28.