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Turfan volcano

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Mountain type
  
Cone

Last eruption
  
1120 ± 150 years

Turfan volcano

Location
  
Turpan Depression, Xinjiang

The Turfan volcano (also the volcano of Ho-tscheu or Bischbalik) is a volcano near the city of Turpan, Xinjiang. Eruptions were recorded during the Song Dynasty, with reports of "frequent smog from the volcano on cloudless days and a nighttime blaze like a torch" in around 1120.

References

Turfan volcano Wikipedia


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