Karapınar Field

Karapınar Field
Cinder cone and Meke Gölü, a crater lake.
Elevation	1,302 m (4,272 ft)
Location
Location	Konya Province, Turkey
Coordinates	37°40′N 33°39′E / 37.67°N 33.65°E / 37.67; 33.65
Geology
Type	Volcanic field / Cinder cones / Maars / Crater lake
Last eruption	Unknown

Karapınar Field seen from space (false color).

Karapınar Field is a volcanic field in central Anatolia, Asian Turkey.

Geography

The volcanic area is located near the city of Karapınar, in the Karapınar District of Konya Province.

Features

The basaltic Karapınar Volcanic Field consists of five cinder cones, two lava fields, and several explosion craters and maars.

Meke Dağı, at 300 metres (980 ft) in elevation, is one of the largest cinder cones in the Central Anatolia Region.

Meke Dağı is surrounded by Meke Gölü, a crater lake.

See also

• Geology of Turkey
• List of volcanoes in Turkey

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References

• "Karapinar Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 

Karapınar Volcanic Field and Meke Gölü crater lake panorama