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Nemrut Crater Lake
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Nemrut Crater Lake
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Description:
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Mt. Nemrut is near Tatvan, a small town in the eastern Anatolian province of Bitlis. The mountain rises from the southwestern shore of Lake Van, and enters the district of Ahlat to the north.
It is 3050 metres high and its elliptic caldera has a diameter of about 7x8 km. The western part of the caldera contains a large coldwater crater lake about 155 metres deep. There is also a small warm lake whose temperature reaches 60°C, providing evidence of continuing volcanic activity.
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Location:
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Tatvan- Bitlis - Turkey
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alimares on Sunday June 22nd, 2008 08:53 PM
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