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]

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Mount Besar
Gunung Besar
Mount Besar Location on Sumatra
Highest point
Elevation	1,899 m (6,230 ft)[1]
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Geography
Location	Sumatra, Indonesia
Parent range	Bukit Barisan
Geology
Mountain type	stratovolcano
Last eruption	April 1940[1]

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