Mount Süphan
| Mount Süphan | |
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 Mount Süphan
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| Elevation | 4,434 m (14,547 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 2,189 m (7,182 ft)[3] |
| 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[3][4] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano [5] |
| Age of rock | Holocene[4] |
| Last eruption | 8050 BC[4] |
Mount Süphan (Turkish: Süphan Dağı, Kurdish: Sîpana Xelatê, Armenian: Սիփան լեռ, Նեխ Մասիք, Ծիպան, Սուփխան: Sipan, Negh Masik, Tzipan), is a stratovolcano located in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. It is the second highest volcano in Turkey and the Armenian Highland, after Mount Ararat.[5][clarification needed]
Panoramic near the peak of Suphan
References
- ^ Armenian Highland
In the southern part of the mountains Tsaghkants is situated the extinct volcanic mountain Sipan (4434 m.). It is the second highest peak of the highland.
- ^ Suphan Dagi – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Mount Sipan Stratovolcano".
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