Türkiye · Shield volcano
Mount Tendürek
Tenduruk Dagi
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 3514m
- Last eruption
- 1855
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Türkiye
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Central Anatolian Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 3514m
- Coordinates
- 39.356, 43.874
- Last eruption
- 1855
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Tendürek Dagi, also known as Tendürük Dagi, is an elongated shield volcano that rises above the Dogubayazit plain, near the Iranian border south of Mount Ararat.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Tendürek is a shield volcano on the border of Ağrı and Van provinces in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. The volcano, which is mostly known for being near the supposed wreck site of Noah's Ark, is very large; its lava flows cover roughly 650 km2 (251 mi2) across a swath of flat land. The mountain's two main features are the main summit crater Greater Tendürek, and a smaller crater known as Lesser Tendürek which lies to the east of the main crater. The slopes are very gentle and resemble a shield, after which the type is named. Mount Tendürek is known to have erupted viscous lava like that of volcanoes on the island of Hawaii.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 550 BCE – 1855
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1855VEI ?Observed1855-07-02 – end unknown
- 550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate550 BCE – end unknownLower SE flank
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