Mount Kembar

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Kembar
Elevation 2,245 metres (7,365 ft)[1]
Location Sumatra, Indonesia
Coordinates 3.850° N 97.664° E
Type shield volcano
Last eruption pleistocene

Mount Kembar (Kembar = Twin) is a Pleistocene volcano, located in the northern Sumatra island, Indonesia. It contains a fumarole field, named Gayolesten. The volcanic complex is located in the junction of two geological fault systems and it is a shield volcano.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Kembar. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved on December 18, 2006.