Belirang-Beriti, Volcanic complex in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Belirang-Beriti is a volcanic complex rising above the Semalako Plain in southwestern Sumatra, part of the Bukit Barisan range. Its crater is 1.2 km wide, and fumaroles are active on the crater walls.
Belirang-Beriti is a volcanic complex in the Semalako Plain, part of the Bukit Barisan range in South Sumatra Province. Its crater is 1.2 km wide, and fumaroles are still active on the crater walls. The date of its last eruption is unknown; no eruption record is documented in the sources.
The name combines "belirang" and "beriti"; the variant spelling Belerang-Beriti matches belerang, the Indonesian word for sulphur, which points to the fumaroles on the crater walls. The volcano rises above the Semalako Plain, part of the Bukit Barisan range in South Sumatra Province.
The crater rim holds active fumaroles, so approach the 1.2 km-wide crater with care and allow for sulphur fumes. The complex rises above the Semalako Plain in South Sumatra province, part of the Bukit Barisan range; access is overland from the provincial capital, Palembang, and the final approach is on foot.
The crater of Belirang-Beriti is 1.2 km wide, and fumaroles still vent on its walls. No source records the date of its last eruption, so the volcano's most recent activity remains undated.
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