Kars Volcano
Updated: 16 mayo 2024 10:12 GMT -
stratovolcano ca. 3000 m
Turquía, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Turquía, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
The Kars Plateau is a broad calc-alkaline to alkaline volcanic field of largely Pliocene to mid-Pleistocene age in the NE corner of Turkey (Innocenti et al., 1982; Yilmaz, 1990).
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Erupciones del volcán Kars: none in historic times (or unknown)
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Background
Hantke (1962) reported that historical eruptions have occurred, but Keller (1980, pers. comm.) considered the reports to be uncertain. Feraud (1992, pers. comm.) considered the youngest activity to be Holocene in age.Kars Volcano Photos
Lava campo al lado de la carretera Kars-Igdir en la frontera entre Turquía y Armenia, al este de pavo (Photo: WNomad)
Efectos kársticos (erosión química de piedra caliza/mármol) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Valle kárstico de Nea Epidauros. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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