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Mount Süphan Location in Turkey
Mount SüphanElevation 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.
Panoramic near the peak of Suphan
See also
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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