Sibualbuali | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,819 m (5,968 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 1°33′22″N99°15′18″E / 1.556°N 99.255°E |
Geography | |
Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Sibualbuali is a stratovolcano in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It has two solfatara fields on the eastern flank. There is a rhyolitic-dacitic lava dome, erupted from the Toru-Asik fault. [1]
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