Kars Volcano
Updated: Apr 20, 2024 14:54 GMT -
stratovolcano ca. 3000 m
Turkey, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Turkey, 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)
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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
Lava field next to the road Kars-Igdir at the turkish-armenian border, eastern turkey (Photo: WNomad)
Karst effects (chemical erosion of limestone/marble) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Karst-valley of Nea Epidauros. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)