Mount Süphan
Appearance
Mount Süphan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,058 m (13,314 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,189 m (7,182 ft)[1][2] |
Isolation | 151.16 km (93.93 mi) |
Listing | Ultra |
Geography | |
Location | Bitlis Province, Turkey |
Parent range | Armenian Highland |
Geology | |
Rock age | Holocene[3] |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano [4] |
Last eruption | 8050 BCE (?)[3] |
Mount Süphan (Template:Lang-tr, Template:Lang-ku, Template:Lang-hy), is a stratovolcano located in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. It is the second highest volcano in Turkey, with an elevation of 4,058 metres (13,314 feet), and has the second highest prominence of the Armenian Highland, after Mount Ararat.
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References
- ^ a b "Suphan Dagi, Turkey". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Turkey Mountain Ultra-Prominence". Peaklist.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Suphan Dagi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
- ^ "Mount Sipan Stratovolcano North of Lake Van, Turkey". Earth Snapshot. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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