Neza e Sultan () (''Neza'' means ''spear''; ''Sultan'' means ''King''; literally ''Sultan's Spear'') is an
extinct volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the Crust (geology), crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and volcanic gas, gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth ...
located in
Chagai District
Chaghi District (; ), also known as Chaghi District, is the largest district of Pakistan by area, located in the northwestern corner of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. District shares the border with two countries: Afghanistan and Iran.
De ...
,
Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khybe ...
. Only the
magma chamber
A magma chamber is a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth. The molten rock, or magma, in such a chamber is less dense than the surrounding country rock, which produces buoyant forces on the magma that tend to drive it u ...
, which has been compared to a ''spear,'' remains.
The staff-like formation is at a height of about 670 feet above the low watershed, "on the crest of which it rises as if from a pedestal". From this crest it rises about 250 feet higher, from "the floor of the ancient crater, which still forms a circular bowl". The rock formation displays longitudinal fissures created by weathering.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Pakistan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Pakistan. Most of these are mud volcanoes, rather than the conventional magmatic type.
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Makran Mud VolcanoesThe Volcanoes of PakistanActive mud volcanoes on- and ...
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Neza e Sultan
Volcanoes of Pakistan
Extinct volcanoes of Asia
Volcanic plugs of Asia
Landforms of Balochistan (Pakistan)
Rock formations of Pakistan
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