Earth:Mount Kunyit

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Short description: Fumarolic stratovolcano in Sumatra, Indonesia
Mount Kunyit
Tumbuhan Cantigi di Gunung Kunyit, Lempur, Kerinci.jpg
Highest point
Elevation2,151 m (7,057 ft) [1]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 2°16′26″S 101°28′59″E / 2.274°S 101.483°E / -2.274; 101.483
Geography
LocationKerinci Regency, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
Parent rangeBukit Barisan
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

Mount Kunyit (Indonesian: Gunung Kunyit, "Turmeric Mountain"; also known as Bukit Belerang) is a fumarolic stratovolcano on Talang Kemuning Village, Gunung Raya District, Kerinci Regency, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia.[2] The summit contains two craters; the uppermost is a crater lake.[1]

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References