Mount Sibayak ( id, Gunung Sibayak) is a
stratovolcano overlooking the town of
Berastagi
Berastagi ( nl, Brastagi), is a town and district of Karo Regency situated on a crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. Berastagi town is located around south of Medan and abou ...
in
northern Sumatra,
Indonesia
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. Although its last
eruption
Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), and assorted gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often ...
was more than a century ago,
geothermal activity in the form of
steam vents and
hot spring
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s remains high on and around the volcano. The vents produce crystalline
sulfur, which was mined on a small scale in the past. Seepage of sulfurous gases has also caused acidic discolouration of the small
crater lake
Crater Lake ( Klamath: ''Giiwas'') is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fill ...
.
Sibayak is a term from the
Karo Batak language referring to a founding community. It is relatively easy to climb and has been a
tourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.
Types
Places of natural ...
since colonial times.
File:Gunung Sibayak 2015-05-24.jpeg, Crater of Gunung Sibayak. Mount Sinabung
Mount Sinabung ( Indonesian: ''Gunung Sinabung'', Karo: ''Deleng Sinabung'') is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano of andesite and dacite in the Karo plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, from the Lake Toba supervolcano. M ...
in the back.
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Grand Hotel Brastagi aan de voet van de vulkaan Sibayak TMnr 60021770.jpg, Mount Sibayak in 1920s
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De Sibajak raja berampat - de zogenaamde viervorsten - met hun vrouwen Karolanden Noord-Sumatra TMnr 10005425.jpg, The "Sibajak raja berampat", the so-called four princes with their wives, Karolanden, North Sumatra (1914-1919)
On July 11, 1979, a
Fokker F28 operating under Garuda Airlines crashed in Mount Sibayak.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its globa ...
References
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External links
Photos of gunung Sibayak and gunung Sinabung
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Volcanic crater lakes
Geothermal energy in Indonesia
Landforms of North Sumatra
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