Country: | Russia | ||
Subregion Name: | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | ||
Volcano Number: | 1000-09= | ||
Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
Last Known Eruption: | 2008 | ||
Summit Elevation: | 3456 m | 11,338 feet | |
Latitude: | 53.320°N | 53°19'12"N | |
Longitude: | 158.688°E | 158°41'18"E | |
The large symmetrical Koryaksky stratovolcano is the most prominent landmark of the NW-trending Avachinskaya volcano group, which towers above Kamchatka's largest city, Petropavlovsk. Erosion has produced a ribbed surface on the eastern flanks of the 3456-m-high volcano; the youngest lava flows are found on the upper western flank and below SE-flank cinder cones. No strong explosive eruptions have been documented during the Holocene. Extensive Holocene lava fields on the western flank were primarily fed by summit vents; those on the SW flank originated from flank vents. Lahars associated with a period of lava effusion from south- and SW-flank fissure vents about 3900-3500 years ago reached Avacha Bay. Only a few moderate explosive eruptions have occurred during historical time. Koryaksky's first historical eruption, in 1895, also produced a lava flow. |