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Little Ararat
Sixth tallest peak in Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little Ararat or Lesser Ararat (Turkish: Küçük Ağrı; Armenian: Փոքր Արարատ, romanized: Pok'r Ararat, Persian: کوه آرارات کوچک (Kuh-e Ararat-e Kuchak) Kurdish: Agiriyê Biçûk), also known as Mount Sis (Armenian: Սիս, romanized: Sis[1]), is the sixth-tallest peak and a stratovolcano in Turkey. It is a large satellite cone located on the eastern flank of the massive Mount Ararat, less than 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Turkey’s border with Iran. Despite being dwarfed by its higher and far more famous neighbor, Little Ararat is a significant volcano in its own right, with an almost perfectly symmetrical, conical form and smooth constructional slopes.[citation needed] Little Ararat rises about 1,296 m (4,252 ft) above the Serdarbulak lava plateau, which forms a saddle connecting it with the main peak.[2]
Little Ararat | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,925 m (12,877 ft) |
Prominence | approx. 1,200 m (4,000 ft) |
Isolation | 8.66 km (5.38 mi) ![]() |
Coordinates | 39°39′N 44°24′E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Armenian Highlands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |