Golan Heights topographic map
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Golan Heights
The plateau that Israel controls is part of a larger area of volcanic basalt fields stretching north and east that were created in a series of volcanic eruptions that began recently in geological terms, almost 4 million years ago. The rock forming the mountainous area in the northern Golan Heights, descending from Mount Hermon, differs geologically from the volcanic rocks of the plateau and has a different physiography. The mountains are characterised by lighter-colored, Jurassic-age limestone of sedimentary origin. Locally, the limestone is broken by faults and solution channels to form a karst-like topography in which springs are common.
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Name: Golan Heights topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Golan Heights, Israel (30.44080 33.13929 35.64080 38.33929)
Average elevation: 406 m
Minimum elevation: -415 m
Maximum elevation: 2,986 m
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