Coordinates: 54°45′12″N 160°31′36″E / 54.75333°N 160.52667°E / 54.75333; 160.52667

Kronotsky

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Kronotsky
File:Kronotsky volcano.jpg
Kronotsky
Highest point
Elevation3,482 m (11,424 ft)[1]
Prominence2,736 m (8,976 ft)[2]
ListingUltra
Coordinates54°45′12″N 160°31′36″E / 54.75333°N 160.52667°E / 54.75333; 160.52667[1]
Geography
Location in Russia
Kronotsky (Russia)
LocationKamchatka, Russia
Parent rangeEastern Range
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionFebruary 1923
Climbing
Easiest routebasic rock/snow climb

Kronotsky (Russian: Кроноцкая сопка, Kronotskaya Sopka) is a major stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located in Kronotsky Nature Reserve to the east of Lake Kronotskoye (the largest lake in Kamchatka[1]). It has a particularly symmetrical conical shape, comparable to Mount Fuji in Japan and to Mayon Volcano in the Philippines. The summit crater is plugged by a volcanic neck, and the summit itself is ice-capped. It exhibits the classic radial drainage pattern, extending downward from its crater. Kronotsky is considered to be one of the most scenic volcanoes in Kamchatka.[1] In the 20th century, the volcano had low activity, with occasional weak phreatic eruptions.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kronotsky". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. Kamchatka Ultra-Prominent Peaks Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

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