Mount Süphan
Mount Süphan (Turkish: Süphan Dağı, Kurdish: Sîpanê Xelatê, Armenian: Սիփան, Sipan) 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.
Mount Süphan | |
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![]() Mount Süphan in October 2007 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,058 m (13,314 ft) [1][2] |
Prominence | 2,189 m (7,182 ft) [2][3] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 38°55′54″N 42°50′03″E [3][4] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Süphan Location in Turkey | |
Location | Bitlis Province, Turkey |
Parent range | Armenian Highland |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene[4] |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano [5] |
Last eruption | 8050 BCE (?)[4] |
Gallery
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Panorama near the peak of Mount Süphan
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Mount Süphan from Aygırgölü, in August 2009
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See also
References
- Kurter, Ajun (20 May 1988). "Glaciers of the Middle East and Africa: Turkey" (PDF). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Cite journal requires
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(help)CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) - "Suphan Dagi, Turkey". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- "Turkey Mountain Ultra-Prominence". Peaklist.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- "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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