Helatoba-Tarutung

Helatoba-Tarutung
Highest point
Elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft) [1]
Coordinates 2°02′N 98°56′E / 2.03°N 98.93°E / 2.03; 98.93 
Geography
Location North Sumatra, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type fumarole field
Last eruption Pleistocene

Helatoba-Tarutung is a group of sulfurous hot springs in the south of Lake Toba. It stretches 40 km along the Renun-Toru geological fault zone. The last eruption took place during the Pleistocene age.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Helatoba-Tarutung". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-19.


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