Dar-Alages Vulkan

A group of six cinder and lava cones of Pleistocene-to-Holocene age is located in southern Armenia on the western slopes of the Vardeniss volcanic ridge, south of Lake Sevan.

Beschreibung:

The andesitic Dar-Alages volcano, also known as Daly-Tapa, formed in postglacial times (Sviatlovsky, 1959). The Vaiyots-Sar and Smbatassar pyroclastic cones of Holocene age (Karakhanian et al., 2002) are located in this part of the Vardeniss volcanic ridge. Vaiyots-Sar volcano lies just north of the major Areni-Zanghezour Fault, near the town of Vaik, and produced a fissure-fed lava flow several thousand years ago that dammed the Arpah River and flowed to the west for 6 km. The youthful-looking Smbatassar cinder cone is located 17 km to the NW and produced lava flows that traveled 11 and 17 km north and south, respectively.

Dar-Alages Fotos:

Time to wake up and enjoy the last hour of darkness before sunrise! As usual, Gilles is already up before all others and standing at the crater rim behind, to watch the l...	In lower light, the contrast of the lava and the dark surface of the barely cooled crust becomes stronger. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)	Mit rund 5pm, startet das Wetter klar, und die dunkle Aschewolke aus dem Krater und driften nach Osten Richtung Giarre Stadt emittiert wird sichtbar. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer...
Als es dunkel wird, werden die Explosionen von flüssigem Magma aus Strombolis NE-Krater sehr beeindruckend. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)	Eine dunkle Aschewolke steigt, während flüssige Bomben in alle Richtungen fliegen. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)	Der Mond ist untergegangen und die Nacht wird wieder dunkel ... Bromo ausbrechenden gegen einen Sternenhimmel. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)