Tavkvetili
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Mount Tavkvetili (Georgian: თავკვეთილი) is a volcanic mountain in the northern part of the Abul-Samsari Range in the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli region of Southern Georgia.[2] It is also known as Gora Tavk'vetili and Mta Tavk'vetili. The elevation of the mountain is 2,583 metres (8,474 ft) above sea level and is the 323rd highest mountain in Georgia.[3] The mountain has the shape of a decapitated cone and is composed of young andesitic and andesitic-dacitic lavas. The lower slopes of Mount Tavkvetili are covered by subalpine meadows while the upper slopes are covered by alpine meadows.
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Tavkvetili თავკვეთილი | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,583 m (8,474 ft) |
Coordinates | 41.6811°N 43.7214°E / 41.6811; 43.7214 |
Geography | |
Location | Georgia |
Parent range | Abul-Samsari Range |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Pleistocene[1] |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Type of rock | Andesite and dacite |
Last eruption | 8—18 ka ago[1] |
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