Armenia · Stratovolcano
Mount Aragats
Aragats
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4095m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Caucasus Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 4095m
- Coordinates
- 40.530, 44.200
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Aragats is a large andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano in NW Armenia about 40 km NW of the capital city of Yerevan.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Aragats is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at 4,090 m (13,420 ft) above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian Highlands.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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