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Mount Besar

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Mount Besar (Indonesian: Gunung Besar, means: Big Mountain) is a stratovolcano in the southeast of Sumatra, Indonesia. A minor sulfur deposit can be found in the crater. A big solfatara field called Marga Bayur is located along its north–south-west flanks or the Semangko fault system.

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