Volcanoes of Kamchatka

The volcanoes of Kamchatka are a large group of volcanoes situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Russia. The Kamchatka River and the surrounding central side valley are flanked by large volcanic belts containing around 160 volcanoes, 29 of them still active. The peninsula has a high density of volcanoes and associated volcanic phenomena, with 29 active volcanoes being included in the six UNESCO World Heritage List sites in the Volcanoes of Kamchatka group, most of them on the Kamchatka Peninsula.[1]

Volcanoes of Kamchatka
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationKamchatka Krai, Russia
Includes
  1. Kronotsky Strict Nature Reserve
  2. Southern Kamchatka Wildlife Reserve
  3. Nalychevo Regional Nature Park
  4. Bystrinsky Regional Nature Park
  5. Southern Kamchatka Regional Nature Park
  6. Kluchevskoy Regional Nature Park
CriteriaNatural: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Reference765bis
Inscription1996 (20th session)
Extensions2001
Area3,830,200 ha (14,788 sq mi)
Coordinates56°20′N 158°30′E
Location of Volcanoes of Kamchatka in Russia
This astronaut photograph illustrates some of the volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
This Landsat photo illustrates volcanic features of recent flows at Zhupanovsky and Dzenzursky volcanoes.

Geography

The highest volcano is Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4,750 m or 15,584 ft), the largest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere,[2] while the most striking is Kronotsky, whose perfect cone was said by celebrated volcanologists Robert and Barbara Decker to be a prime candidate for the world's most beautiful volcano. Somewhat more accessible are the three volcanoes visible from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Koryaksky, Avachinsky, and Kozelsky. In the center of Kamchatka is Eurasia's world-famous Geyser Valley which was partly destroyed by a massive mudslide in June 2007.[3]

Owing to the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, deep-focus seismic events and tsunamis are fairly common. A pair of megathrust earthquakes occurred off the coast on October 16, 1737, and on November 4, 1952, in the magnitude of ~9.3 and 8.2 respectively.[4] A chain of more shallow earthquakes were recorded as recently as April 2006.[5]

List of volcanoes from north to south
Volcanoes of the central range
NameHeight (m)Coordinates
Lettunup134058.40°N 161.08°E / 58.40; 161.08 (Iettunup)
Voyampolsky122558.37°N 160.62°E / 58.37; 160.62 (Voyampolsky)
Severny193658.28°N 160.87°E / 58.28; 160.87 (Severny)
Snegovoy216958.20°N 160.97°E / 58.20; 160.97 (Snegovoy)
Ostry255258.18°N 160.82°E / 58.18; 160.82 (Ostry)
Spokoyny217158.13°N 160.82°E / 58.13; 160.82 (Spokoiny)
Iktunup230058.08°N 160.77°E / 58.08; 160.77 (Iktunup)
Snezhny216958.02°N 160.75°E / 58.02; 160.75 (Snezhniy)
Atlasova or Nylgimelkin176457.97°N 160.65°E / 57.97; 160.65 (Atlasova)
Bely208057.88°N 160.53°E / 57.88; 160.53 (Bely)
Alngey185357.70°N 160.40°E / 57.70; 160.40 (Alngey)
Uka164357.70°N 160.58°E / 57.70; 160.58 (Uka)
Yelovsky138157.53°N 160.53°E / 57.53; 160.53 (Yelovsky)
Shishel252557.45°N 160.37°E / 57.45; 160.37 (Shishel)
Mezhdusopochny164157.47°N 160.25°E / 57.47; 160.25 (Mezhdusopochny)
Titila155957.40°N 160.10°E / 57.40; 160.10 (Titila)
Gorny Institute212557.33°N 160.20°E / 57.33; 160.20 (Gorny Institute)
Tuzovsky153357.32°N 159.97°E / 57.32; 159.97 (Tuzovsky)
Leutongey133357.30°N 159.83°E / 57.30; 159.83 (Leutongey)
Sedankinsky124157.23°N 160.08°E / 57.23; 160.08 (Sedankinsky)
Fedotych96557.13°N 160.40°E / 57.13; 160.40 (Fedotych)
Kebeney152757.10°N 159.93°E / 57.10; 159.93 (Kebeney)
Kizimen237655.130°N 160.32°E / 55.130; 160.32 (Kizimen)

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See also

References
  1. World Heritage (1996). "Volcanoes of Kamchatka". UNESCO. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  2. Press Releases – Public Affairs Office – The University of Nottingham
  3. The World Wildlife Fund (2007). "Natural Wonder of the World Transformed within Hours, says World Wildlife Fund". Earth Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  4. "The 4 November 1952 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami". Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  5. Earthquake Hazards Program (2006). "Magnitude 7.6 – Koryakia, Russia". US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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