Mount Besar

Mount Besar
Gunung Besar
Mount Besar Location on Sumatra
Elevation	1,899 m (6,230 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Sumatra,  Indonesia
Range	Bukit Barisan
Coordinates	4°26′S 103°40′E / 4.43°S 103.67°E / -4.43; 103.67Coordinates: 4°26′S 103°40′E / 4.43°S 103.67°E / -4.43; 103.67[1]
Geology
Type	stratovolcano
Last eruption	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-southwest flanks or the Semangko fault system.^[1]

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Besar". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-25=. Retrieved 2006-12-28.