The Tendürek Dâgi is a shield volcano in the
Turkish province of Ağrı in the district Diyadin
near the Iranian border. He is with 3533 m
one of the highest mountains in the country .
The ridge runs in an east -west direction. The
Tendürek has two cones and a crater lake on
the eastern slope with 500 m diameter and is
Turkey 's most active volcano . Its last
eruption of gas and ash was carried out in
1855. The outbreaks and the emergence of
the volcano left broad lava flows , now
covering 500 km ². At the eastern flank
comes from the mountain water vapor and sulfur fumes , which the environment of the
crater has turned yellow . The temperature of the vapor is 60 ° C. At the foot of the
mountain , the river Bendimahi springs .(Wikipedia)
Tendürek Dâgi
Location: 39.37° N, 44.87° E
Elevation: 3.584 m
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Turkish province of Ağrı in the district Diyadin
near the Iranian border. He is with 3533 m
one of the highest mountains in the country .
The ridge runs in an east -west direction. The
Tendürek has two cones and a crater lake on
the eastern slope with 500 m diameter and is
Turkey 's most active volcano . Its last
eruption of gas and ash was carried out in
1855. The outbreaks and the emergence of
the volcano left broad lava flows , now
covering 500 km ². At the eastern flank
comes from the mountain water vapor and sulfur fumes , which the environment of the
crater has turned yellow . The temperature of the vapor is 60 ° C. At the foot of the
mountain , the river Bendimahi springs .(Wikipedia)
Tendürek Dâgi
Location: 39.37° N, 44.87° E
Elevation: 3.584 m
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21. May 2010