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 third highest prominence of the Armenian Highlands, after Mount Ararat (5,137 m) and Mount Aragats (4,090 m).
| Mount Süphan | |
|---|---|
 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 Highlands |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene[4] |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano [5] |
| Last eruption | 8050 BCE (?)[4] |
Gallery
Panorama near the peak of Mount Süphan
Mount Süphan from Aygırgölü, in August 2009
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
|journal=(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 2021-01-10.
- "Mount Sipan Stratovolcano North of Lake Van, Turkey". Earth Snapshot. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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