Barisan Mountains

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Geological map of Bukit Barisan.

The Bukit Barisan or the Barisan Mountains are a mountain range on the western side of Sumatra, Indonesia, covering nearly 1,700 km (1,050 mi) from the north to the south of the island. The Bukit Barisan range consists primarily of volcanoes shrouded in dense jungle cover, including Sumatran tropical pine forests on the higher slopes.[1] The highest peak of the range is Mount Kerinci at 3,800 metres (12,467 ft).[2] The Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is situated towards the southern end of the range.

The name Bukit Barisan actually means "row of hills" or "hills that make a row" in Malay, for the range stretches end to end along the island of Sumatra.

There are 35 active volcanoes in Bukit Barisan. The largest volcano is the supervolcano Toba within the 100 km (62 miles) × 30 km (19 miles) Lake Toba, which was created after a caldera collapse (est. in 74,000 Before Present).[3] The eruption is estimated to have been at level eight on the VEI scale, the largest possible for a volcanic eruption. The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Kerinci with an elevation of 3,800 m (12,467 ft).

List of volcanoes

The following list is sourced from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.[4]

Name Shape Elevation Last eruption (VEI) Geolocation
Weh stratovolcano 617 metres (2,024 ft) Pleistocene Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Seulawah Agam stratovolcano 1,810 metres (5,940 ft) 1839 (2) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Peuet Sague complex volcano 2,801 metres (9,190 ft) 25 December 2000 (2) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Geureudong stratovolcano 2,885 metres (9,465 ft) 1937 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kembar shield volcano 2,245 metres (7,365 ft) Pleistocene Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sibayak stratovolcano 2,212 metres (7,257 ft) 1881 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sinabung stratovolcano 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) 7 September 2010 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Toba supervolcano 2,157 metres (7,077 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Helatoba-Tarutung fumarole field 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) Pleistocene Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Imun unknown 1,505 metres (4,938 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sibualbuali stratovolcano 1,819 metres (5,968 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lubukraya stratovolcano 1,862 metres (6,109 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sorikmarapi stratovolcano 2,145 metres (7,037 ft) 1986 (1) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Talakmau complex volcano 2,919 metres (9,577 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sarik-Gajah volcanic cone unknown unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Marapi complex volcano 2,891 metres (9,485 ft) 5 August 2004 (2) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tandikat stratovolcano 2,438 metres (7,999 ft) 1924 (1) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Talang stratovolcano 2,597 metres (8,520 ft) 12 April 2005 (2) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kerinci stratovolcano 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) 22 June 2004 (2) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Hutapanjang stratovolcano 2,021 metres (6,631 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sumbing stratovolcano 2,507 metres (8,225 ft) 23 May 1921 (2) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kunyit stratovolcano 2,151 metres (7,057 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pendan unknown unknown unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Belirang-Beriti compound 1,958 metres (6,424 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bukit Daun stratovolcano 2,467 metres (8,094 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kaba stratovolcano 1,952 metres (6,404 ft) 22 August 2000 (1) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dempo stratovolcano 3,173 metres (10,410 ft) October 1994 (1) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Patah unknown 2,817 metres (9,242 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bukit Lumut Balai stratovolcano 2,055 metres (6,742 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Besar stratovolcano 1,899 metres (6,230 ft) April 1940 (1) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Ranau caldera 1,881 metres (6,171 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sekincau Belirang caldera 1,719 metres (5,640 ft) unknown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Suoh caldera 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) 10 July 1933 (4) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Hulubelu caldera 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) 1836 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Rajabasa stratovolcano 1,281 metres (4,203 ft) 1798 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
An overhead view of a land formation that is brightly coloured with patches of pink, blue, green, white, and black in irregular configurations.
Landsat image of Lake Toba 
A photograph depicting a blue sky with white clouds at the top, a grey mountain range in the middle, and green foliage at the bottom.
Mount Kerinci, the highest mountain on Sumatra 

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See also

References

  1. Travelling in Indonesia
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