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Mount Ararat is a polygenic, compound stratovolcano. Covering an area of 1,100 km 2 (420 sq mi), it is the largest volcanic edifice within the region. Along its northwest–southeast trending long axis, Mount Ararat is about 45 kilometers (28 mi) long and is about 30 kilometers (19 mi) long along its short axis.
Prominence (m) Height (m) Col (m) Encirclement parent Prominence parent; 1. Mount Everest: Himalayas ... Mount Ararat: Mount Ararat: 67. Mount Marcus Baker: Chugach ...
List of Mountains in Turkey; Name Altitude Mountain Range Coordinates Büyük Ağrı (Mount Ararat) : 5,137 m (16,854 ft) Ağrı (Armenian HighlandsGelyansın or Uludoruk (Reşko Tepesi)
The highlands are divided into western and eastern regions, defined by the Ararat Valley where Mount Ararat is located. Western Armenia is nowadays referred to as eastern Anatolia , and Eastern Armenia as the Lesser Caucasus or Caucasus Minor, and historically as the Anti-Caucasus, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] meaning "opposite the Caucasus".
It starts near sources of the Araxes river and stretches from the south bank as far west as Mount Ararat. [1] [2] The length of the ridge 200 km, the height - up to 3445 m. It was formed by a chain of volcanoes that arose along a major tectonic fault.
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the final location of Noah’s Ark on Turkey’s Mount Ararat. ... Noah’s Ark is said to have come to rest on the mountains of Ararat following a ...
There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. (Some people have claimed there are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, making for a total of 20. [1])
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