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Shamiram Plateau volcano

Volcanic field 3300 m / 10827 ft
Armenia, 40.2°N / 44.15°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Shamiram Plateau volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sun, 29 Mar 2020
Sun, 29 Mar 17:04 UTCM 2.0 / 7 km20 kmEastern Turkey

Background:

A group of 13 cinder and lava cones and domes of Pliocene to mid-Pleistocene age are located in the Aragatz upland (IAVCEI 1973).
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