Mount Süphan
| Mount Süphan | |
|---|---|
 Mount Süphan in October 2007 | |
| Elevation | 4,058 m (13,314 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,189 m (7,182 ft)[1][2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
  Mount Süphan Location in Turkey | |
| Location | Bitlis Province, Turkey |
| Range | Armenian Highland |
| 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[2][3] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano [4] |
| Age of rock | Holocene[3] |
| Last eruption | 8050 BCE (?)[3] |
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 with an elevation of 4,058 m or 13,314 ft) and has the second highest prominence of the Armenian Highland, after Mount Ararat.
Gallery
Panorama near the peak of Süphan
Mount Süphan from Aygırgölü, in August 2009
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Suphan Dagi, Turkey". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Turkey Mountain Ultra-Prominence". Peaklist.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Mount Sipan". 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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