Mount Besar
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]
| Mount Besar | |
|---|---|
| Gunung Besar | |
  Mount Besar Location on Sumatra | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,899 m (6,230 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 4°26′S 103°40′E[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Parent range | Bukit Barisan |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | April 1940[1] |
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