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Mt Ararat Volcano - John Seach
(Agri Dagi)
Igdir,
Turkey
39.70 N, 44.28 E
summit elevation 5137 m
Stratovolcano
Mt Ararat is the highest mountain in Turkey. The mountain dominates the skyline from Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Ararat is thought to be the resting place of Noah's Arc after the great flood.
In 1840 there was a large earthquake, phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow.
Mt Ararat Volcano Eruptions
1840, 1783?, 1450?, 300?, 550 BC?, 2450 BC