Gekpatlavuk Mud Volcano

Turkmenistan / Balkan / Gumdag /
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Gekpatlavuk (also Gëkpatlaukh, Kok-Patlauk, etc.) is one of the largest active mud volcanoes on the eastern Caspian coast. Its slopes are wholly covered with erosive channels, cut by the methane-rich muddy fluids that ooze from the center.
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Coordinates:   38°9'11"N   53°57'51"E
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