Kars volcan
Mise à jour: 5 févr.. 2023 04:26 GMT -
stratovolcan ca. 3000 m
Turquie, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Turquie, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 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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Eruptions du volcan Kars: none in historic times (or unknown)
Derniers séismes proches
No recent earthquakesIntroduction
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 Photos
Lava field next to the road Kars-Igdir at the turkish-armenian border, eastern turkey (Photo: WNomad)
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Karst effects (chemical erosion of limestone/marble) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Karst-valley of Nea Epidauros. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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