Barisan Mountains
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. |
|
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
See also
References
- ↑ Travelling in Indonesia
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bukit Barisan. |