Shamiram Plateau volcano

Updated: Jul 7, 2022 01:11 GMT - Refresh

Volcanic field 3300 m / 10827 ft
Armenia, 40.2°N / 44.15°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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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)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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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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