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Country: | Iran | |
| Subregion Name: | Iran | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0302-001 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Holocene | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 3707 m | 12,162 feet | |
| Latitude: | 37.75°N | 37°45'0"N | |
| Longitude: | 46.43°E | 46°26'0"E | |
| Sahand volcano (Kuh-e-Sahand) is located in NW Iran, about 60 km east of Lake Urmia and 40 km SSE of the city of Tabriz. The massive, extensively eroded calc-alkaline stratovolcano is one of the highest peaks in the Azarbaijan region and reaches a height of 3707 m. Numerous lava domes dot the lower flanks of the volcano. Pleistocene Potassium-Argon dates from 1.2-0.8 million years ago have been obtained (Innocenti et al., 1982), but Karakhanian et al. (2002) stated that eruptions at Sahand continued into the Holocene. | |||
