Türkiye · Shield volcano
Karaca Dağ
Karaca Dag
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 1957m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Türkiye
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Northern Arabia Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1957m
- Coordinates
- 37.670, 39.830
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Karaca Dag (also known as Karacalidag) is a broad basaltic shield volcano in SE Turkey about 100 km N of the Syrian border.
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From Wikipedia
Karaca Dağ Qerejdax is a shield volcano located in southeastern Turkey, near amed (Diyarbakır.)
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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