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Turpan topographic map

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Name: Turpan topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Turpan, Gaochang District, Turpan, Xinjiang, 838000, China (42.78003 89.02405 43.10003 89.34405)

Average elevation: 104 m

Minimum elevation: -141 m

Maximum elevation: 626 m

Turpan is located about 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Ürümqi, Xinjiang's capital, in a mountain basin, on the northern side of the Turpan Depression, at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft) above sea level. Outside of Turpan is a small volcanic cone, the Turfan volcano, that is said to have erupted in 1120 as described in the Song Dynasty. In June 1995, a book of standard names for local geography was published.