Lökbatan Mud Volcano Explained

Lökbatan Mud Volcano
Elevation M:	100
Location:	Lökbatan, Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan
Coordinates:	40.3044°N 49.7092°W
Type:	Mud volcano
Last Eruption:	2021 - 2022

Lökbatan Mud Volcano (Azerbaijani: Lökbatan palçıq vulkanı), also known as Lok-Batan Mud Cone, is a mud volcano located in Absheron Peninsula near the settlement of Lökbatan in Qaradağ raion of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mud volcano erupted in 1977 and again on October 10, 2001, when it produced large flames many tens of meters high.^{[1] [2] [3]} Since 1998. the area has been submitted to UNESCO's World Heritage Site tentative list.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Azeri mud volcano flares. news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 August 2014.
2. Web site: Volcano erupts in Azerbaijan. en.apa.az. 29 August 2014.
3. Web site: Lokbatan volcano. www.volcanodiscovery.com. 29 August 2014.
4. Web site: "Lok-Batan" Mud Cone. whc.unesco.org. 29 August 2014.