Mount Süphan
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| Mount Süphan | |
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 Mount Süphan in 2005 |
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| Elevation | 4,058 metres (13,314 ft)[citation needed] |
| Location | Bitlis Province, Turkey |
| Prominence | 2,189 metres (7,182 ft)[citation needed] |
| Coordinates | 38°55′N 42°49′E / 38.92°N 42.82°E[1] |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Holocene[1] |
| Last eruption | 8050 BC[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
Mount Süphan (Turkish: Süphan Dağı, Kurdish: Sîpana Xelatê, from Armenian: Սիփան լեռ), is a stratovolcano located in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. It is the second highest volcano in Turkey.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Süphan Dagi". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0103-021. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
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