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Mount Kunyit

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Mount Kunyit
Highest point
Elevation2,151 m (7,057 ft)[1]
Coordinates2°16′26″S 101°28′59″E / 2.274°S 101.483°E / -2.274; 101.483
Geography
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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 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ Dedi (2018-06-05). "Gunung Kunyit di Kerinci, Miliki Keindahan Luar Biasa dan Sejuta Misteri". METROJAMBI.COM (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.