Kars Volcano
Updated: 23 апр 2024 10:24 GMT -
stratovolcano ca. 3000 m
Турция, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Турция, 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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Kars volcano eruptions: none in historic times (or unknown)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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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
Поле лавы рядом с дорогой Карс-Игдыр на турецко-армянской границе, восточная Турция (Photo: WNomad)
Карстовые эффекты (химическая эрозия известняка/мрамора) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Карстовая долина Неа Эпидаврос. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)