Tianshan Volcano
Updated: May 21, 2024 12:50 GMT -
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Xinjiang Province, NW China, 42.5°N / 82.5°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Xinjiang Province, NW China, 42.5°N / 82.5°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Tianshan volcano is a group of cinder cones in the Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang Province in NW China. The Pechan cone was active in the 1st and 7th centuries AD. Pechan is also known by a variety of other names, including Peishan, Baishan, Hochan, Aghie, Bichbalick, Khala, and Boschan.
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Tianshan volcano eruptions: 650 AD ± 50 years, 50 AD ± 50 years
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Background
Further reading:Whitford-Stark J L (1987) "A survey of Cenozoic volcanism on mainland Asia." Geol Soc Amer Spec Pap, v. 213, pp 1-74