Besar
| Besar | ||
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| height | 1899 m | |
| location | Sumatra Island , Indonesia | |
| Coordinates | 4 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ S , 103 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Last eruption | 1940 | |
The Besar volcano is located on the southeast part of the island of Sumatra . There are some sulfur deposits in its crater. On its north and north-west flank is a field with active solfataras . In 1940 a phreatic eruption occurred in one of the four solfatara fields .
Web links
- Besar in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)