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 Liwa, Indonesia.

Geological map of Bukit Barisan

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.

List of volcanoes

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

NameShapeElevationLast eruption (VEI)Geolocation
Wehstratovolcano617 metres (2,024 ft)Pleistocene5.82°N 95.28°E / 5.82; 95.28
Seulawah Agamstratovolcano1,810 metres (5,940 ft)1839 (2)5.448°N 95.658°E / 5.448; 95.658
Peuet Saguecomplex volcano2,801 metres (9,190 ft)25 December 2000 (2)4.914°N 96.329°E / 4.914; 96.329
Geureudongstratovolcano2,885 metres (9,465 ft)19374.813°N 96.82°E / 4.813; 96.82
Mount Leusernon-volcanic3,466 metres (11,371 ft)3°44′29″N 97°9′18″E
Kembarshield volcano2,245 metres (7,365 ft)Pleistocene3.850°N 97.664°E / 3.850; 97.664
Sibayakstratovolcano2,212 metres (7,257 ft)18813.23°N 98.52°E / 3.23; 98.52
Sinabungstratovolcano2,460 metres (8,070 ft)2 March 2021[5]3.17°N 98.392°E / 3.17; 98.392
Tobasupervolcano2,157 metres (7,077 ft)cca 75.000 years ago2.58°N 98.83°E / 2.58; 98.83
Helatoba-Tarutungfumarole field1,100 metres (3,600 ft)Pleistocene2.03°N 98.93°E / 2.03; 98.93
Imununknown1,505 metres (4,938 ft)unknown2.158°N 98.93°E / 2.158; 98.93
Sibualbualistratovolcano1,819 metres (5,968 ft)unknown1.556°N 99.255°E / 1.556; 99.255
Lubukrayastratovolcano1,862 metres (6,109 ft)unknown1.478°N 99.209°E / 1.478; 99.209
Sorikmarapistratovolcano2,145 metres (7,037 ft)1986 (1)0.686°N 99.539°E / 0.686; 99.539
Talakmaucomplex volcano2,919 metres (9,577 ft)unknown0.079°N 99.98°E / 0.079; 99.98
Sarik-Gajahvolcanic coneunknownunknown0.008°N 100.20°E / 0.008; 100.20
Marapicomplex volcano2,891 metres (9,485 ft)5 August 2004 (2)0.381°S 100.473°E / -0.381; 100.473
Tandikatstratovolcano2,438 metres (7,999 ft)1924 (1)0.433°S 100.317°E / -0.433; 100.317
Talangstratovolcano2,597 metres (8,520 ft)12 April 2005 (2)0.978°S 100.679°E / -0.978; 100.679
Kerincistratovolcano3,800 metres (12,500 ft)22 June 2004 (2)1.697°S 101.264°E / -1.697; 101.264
Hutapanjangstratovolcano2,021 metres (6,631 ft)unknown2.33°S 101.60°E / -2.33; 101.60
Sumbingstratovolcano2,507 metres (8,225 ft)23 May 1921 (2)2.414°S 101.728°E / -2.414; 101.728
Kunyitstratovolcano2,151 metres (7,057 ft)unknown2.592°S 101.63°E / -2.592; 101.63
Pendanunknownunknownunknown2.82°S 102.02°E / -2.82; 102.02
Belirang-Beriticompound1,958 metres (6,424 ft)unknown2.82°S 102.18°E / -2.82; 102.18
Bukit Daunstratovolcano2,467 metres (8,094 ft)unknown3.38°S 102.37°E / -3.38; 102.37
Kabastratovolcano1,952 metres (6,404 ft)22 August 2000 (1)3.52°S 102.62°E / -3.52; 102.62
Dempostratovolcano3,173 metres (10,410 ft)October 1994 (1)4.03°S 103.13°E / -4.03; 103.13
Patahunknown2,817 metres (9,242 ft)unknown4.27°S 103.30°E / -4.27; 103.30
Bukit Lumut Balaistratovolcano2,055 metres (6,742 ft)unknown4.23°S 103.62°E / -4.23; 103.62
Besarstratovolcano1,899 metres (6,230 ft)April 1940 (1)4.43°S 103.67°E / -4.43; 103.67
Suohcaldera1,000 metres (3,300 ft)10 July 1933 (4)5.25°S 104.27°E / -5.25; 104.27
Hulubelucaldera1,040 metres (3,410 ft)18365.35°S 104.60°E / -5.35; 104.60
Rajabasastratovolcano1,281 metres (4,203 ft)17985.78°S 105.625°E / -5.78; 105.625

Inactive volcanoes

The following list is sourced from the Study Archaeology[6][4]

NameShapeElevationLast eruption (VEI)Geolocation
Mount Pesagicaldera3,262 metres (10,702 ft)unknown1.167°S 101.325°E / -1.167; 101.325
Sekincau Belirangcaldera1,719 metres (5,640 ft)unknown5.12°S 104.32°E / -5.12; 104.32
Ranaucaldera1,881 metres (6,171 ft)unknown4.83°S 103.92°E / -4.83; 103.92


See also

References
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