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Mount Süphan Location in Turkey Elevation 4,058 m (13,314 ft) [1] Prominence 2,189 m (7,182 ft) [1] Listing Ultra Location Location Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates 38°55′54″N 42°50′03″E / 38.93167°N 42.83417°ECoordinates: 38°55′54″N 42°50′03″E / 38.93167°N 42.83417°E[1][2] Geology Type Stratovolcano Age of rock Holocene[2] Last eruption 8050 BC[2] Mount Süphan (Turkish: Süphan Dağı, Kurdish: Sîpana Xelatê, Armenian: Սիփան լեռ, Նեխ Մասիք, Ծիպան, Սուփխան), is a stratovolcano located in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. It is the second highest volcano in Turkey, after the mount Ararat.
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References
- ^ a b c http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/turkey.html
- ^ a b c "Mount Sipan". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0103-021. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
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Mountains of Turkey
Two main ranges Mountains Acıgöl • Akdağ • Aktaş • Ağrı (Ararat) • Babadağ • Beşparmak (Latmus) • Davraz • Dilek (Mycale) • Erciyes • Erek • Göllü • Hasan • Honaz • Kaçkar • Kadifekale • Karacadağ • Karadag • Karagöl • Kaz (Ida) • Kula • Küçük Ağrı • Madur • Mahya • Nemrut • Nemrut (volcano) • Nif • Palandöken • Spil • Sultan • Süphan • Şaphane • Tendürek • Topçambaba • Uludağ • Yamanlar • ZurbahanCategories:- Mountains of Turkey
- Volcanoes of Turkey
- Stratovolcanoes
- Bitlis Province
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