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Taryatu-Chulutu, Mongolia

By ExploreNow Editor, on May 13th, 2012%

Volcano Type: Volcanic field
Volcano Status: Radiocarbon
Last Known Eruption: 2980 BC ± 150 years
Summit Elevation: 2400 m 7,874 feet
Latitude: 48.17°N 48°10’0″N
Longitude: 99.70°E 99°42’0″E

The Taryatu-Chulutu volcanic field lies in north-central Mongolia about 250 km west of Ulaanbaatar. This area, also known as the Hangayn or Tariat volcanic field, is located in a broad region of Miocene-to-Holocene basaltic lavas in the Baikal Rift System SSW of Lake Baikal.

Lava flows of four Miocene-to-Holocene age groups form terraces along the Chulutu (Chuloot) River; Pleistocene basalts form the 40- to 60-m terrace of the Taryatu basin. Six Holocene cinder cones, including Khorog (Horog) and Dzan Tologai, are concentrated along the Sumein and Gichgeniyn river valleys at the western end of the volcanic field.

The 180-m-wide crater of Khorog is breached to the south, in the direction of an associated lava flow. The Holocene cones produced thin, freshly preserved lava flows remarkable for their large numbers of ultramafic xenoliths. The lava flow from Khorog was radiocarbon dated at about 4930 years ago and dammed the Chulutu River, forming Lake Terkhin-Tsagan-Nur.

Originally posted 2010-10-04 15:10:26.

Galunggung, Java, Indonesia

By ExploreNow Editor, on May 11th, 2012%

Volcano Type:     Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:   Historical
Last Known Eruption:    1984
Summit Elevation:    2168 m    7,113 feet
Latitude:    7.25°S    7°15’0″S
Longitude:    108.058°E    108°3’30″E

The forested slopes of 2168-m-high Galunggung volcano in western Java are cut by a large horseshoe-shaped caldera breached to the SE that has served to channel the products of recent eruptions in that direction. The “Ten Thousand Hills of Tasikmalaya” dotting the plain below the volcano are debris-avalanche hummocks from the collapse that formed the breached caldera about 4200 years ago. Although historical eruptions, restricted to the central vent near the caldera headwall, have been infrequent, they have caused much devastation. The first historical eruption in 1822 produced pyroclastic flows and lahars that killed over 4000 persons. More recently, a strong explosive eruption during 1982-1983 caused severe economic disruption to populated areas near the volcano.

Mt. Galunggung from a distance (Selvi Rumondang)

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Originally posted 2010-08-28 03:18:04.

Mount Erciyes, Turkey

By ExploreNow Editor, on May 8th, 2012%

Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status: Radiocarbon
Last Known Eruption: 6880 BC ± 40 years
Summit Elevation: 3916 m 12,848 feet
Latitude: 38.52°N 38°31’0″N
Longitude: 35.48°E 35°29’0″E

Mount Erciyes is a massive stratovolcano located 25 km to the south of Kayseri in Turkey.

Erciyes is the highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching 3,916 metres. It is considered to be an extension of the Taurus Mountains to the south and is generally regarded as the highest peak of this mountain range which belongs to the Alpide belt in Eurasia.

Mount Erciyes

The volcano is heavily eroded, but may have erupted as recently as 253 BC, as may be depicted on Roman era coins.

Growth of the modern volcano began about 0.9 million years ago, following Pliocene caldera collapse of the Kocdag complex. Numerous parasitic cones and lava domes are found mostly on the north flank of the modern edifice, many along radial fissures. The youngest dated rock was from an 83,000-year-old dacitic lava flow, but rhyodacitic eruptions and lava dome growth occurred later at the Perikartin dome.

Summit of Mount Erciyes

One of the latest documented events was an edifice collapse that produced a large debris avalanche that extended to the east. An early Holocene distal tephra layer in Lebanon was attributed to Erciyes Dagi. Uncertainty remains regarding reported historical eruptions of Erciyes Dagi and their possible depiction on Roman Cappadocian coins. Historical accounts possibly referring to eruptions could also be attributed to methane releases from a swamp in the Sultansazligi Basin.

Sunset in Mount Erciyes

Aerial View of Mount Erciyes Summit (Ozgur Salcan)

Golden light covering Mount Erciyes

Sunset in Mount Erciyes

View of Mount Erciyes from a distance (Aaron Kim)

View of Mount Erciyes from Kıranardı'dan (Sarigul Seref)

One of the largest volcanos in Anatolia (Bora Gurel)

Mount Erciyes, Sütdonduran Plato, North face (Efkan Sinan)

A view on the major ridge of Mount Erciyes (Marek Misztal)

Mount Erciyes - partly responsible for the rock deposits in Cappadoci (Luc Jamet)

Mount Erciyes, Sütdonduran Plato, North face (Efkan Sinan)

Originally posted 2010-10-18 04:24:47.

Tori-shima, Izu Islands, Japan

By ExploreNow Editor, on May 7th, 2012%

Volcano Type:     Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:   Historical
Last Known Eruption:    2002
Summit Elevation:    394 m    1,293 feet
Latitude:    30.480°N    30°28’48″N
Longitude:    140.306°E    140°18’22″E

The circular, 2.7-km-wide island of Tori-shima in the southern Izu Islands is capped by an unvegetated summit cone formed during an eruption in 1939. Fresh lava flows from this eruption form part of the northern coastline of the basaltic-to-dacitic edifice. The volcano is also referred to as Izu-Tori-shima to distinguish it from the several other Japanese island volcanoes called Tori-shima (“Bird Island”). The main cone is truncated by a 1.5-km-wide caldera that contains two central cones, of which 394-m-high Iwo-yama is the highest. Historical eruptions have also occurred from flank vents near the north coast and offshore submarine vents. A 6-8 km wide submarine caldera lies immediately to the north of Tori-shima.

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Originally posted 2010-08-19 04:17:43.

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