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Nomadic women at Nemrut Gölü (Nemrut Lake), a freshwater crater lake at Nemrut Dağı, Tatvan, Bitlis Province, eastern Turkey

 

Nemrut Dağı is a dormant volcano.

 

The Caldera, a large depression which formed after the emptying of a magma chamber during a volcanic eruption in the distant past.

 

The surface area of the lake is 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq miles), its average depth is 140 m (460 ft), and its surface elevation is 2,247 m (7,372 ft) above sea level.

 

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Uploaded on December 29, 2022
Taken in September 2002