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Armenian Highland (Armenian Upland) is part of the Transcaucasian Highland and constitutes the continuation of the Caucasus mountains. Most of the Armenian Highland is in Turkey, with some part in Iran, also almost all of Armenia is within the Armenian Highland. // General Information The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system between the Black and Caspian seas in the Caucasus region, usually considered the southeastern limit of Europe. ...
Its total area is about 400,000 sq.km. the highest point is Mount Ararat, 5,165 metres (16,945 ft). It is a mixture of lava plateaus, volcanic cones, and fault-fold ranges featuring mountain steppes and semi-deserts. There is a number of lakes in tectonic depressions (Lake Sevan, Lake Van, Lake Urmia). Mount Ararat (Turkish AÄrı DaÄı; Armenian Ô±ÖÕ¡ÖÕ¡Õ¿; Kurdish Ãîyayê Agirî; Persian آرارات Ararat; Hebrew ×רר×, Standard Hebrew Ararat, Tiberian Hebrew ), the tallest peak in modern Turkey, is a snow-capped dormant volcanic cone, located in the far northeast of Turkey, 16 km west of Iran and 32 km south of Armenia. ...
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In geology and earth science, a plateau (also tableland, plâteau) is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history. ...
Puâu âÅâÅ, a cinder-and-spatter cone on Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcano formations. ...
The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ...
A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (from Russian step) is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are...
Semi-arid generally describes regions that receive low annual rainfall (25 to 50 cm /10 to 20 in) and generally have scrub or grass vegetation. ...
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Lake Sevan (ÕÖÕ¡Õ¶Õ¡ Õ¬Õ«Õ³ in Armenian), named Gegham Sea (Ô³Õ¥Õ²Õ¡Õ´Õ¡ Õ®Õ¸Õ¾) in ancient times, also referred to erroniously by its Turkish name Gokcha (or Goktscha), is Armenias largest lake, the largest lake in Transcaucasia and one of the largest high altitude lakes in the world. ...
Lake Van from space, September 1996 Lake Van Landsat photo Lake Van (Turkish Van Gölü, in Armenian: ÕÕ¡Õ¶Õ¡ Õ¬Õ«Õ³) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. ...
Lake Urmia from space, October 1984 Satellite image of Lake Urmia, taken in November 2003 Lake Urmia (37. ...
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