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Mount Kunyit

Coordinates: 2°16′33″S 101°29′24″E / 2.27583°S 101.49000°E / -2.27583; 101.49000
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Mount Kunyit
Highest point
Elevation2,151 m (7,057 ft)[1]
Coordinates2°16′33″S 101°29′24″E / 2.27583°S 101.49000°E / -2.27583; 101.49000
Geography
Map
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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kunyit". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ Dedi (5 June 2018). "Gunung Kunyit di Kerinci, Miliki Keindahan Luar Biasa dan Sejuta Misteri". METROJAMBI.COM (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.