Avachinsky
Sign in to saveAvachinsky (also known as Avacha or Avacha Volcano or Avachinskaya Sopka) () is an active stratovolcano in Russia. It is situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Avachinsky lies within sight of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Kamchatka Krai. Together with neighbouring Koryaksky volcano, it is considered a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Avachinsky
- Mountain.photo
- Avachinsky Volcano (23682444539).jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Avachinsky Volcano in September 2014
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2741
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1550
- Mountain.map
- Russia Far Eastern Federal District
- Mountain.map_caption
- The location of Avachinsky in Russia
- Mountain.map_size
- 300
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra, Ribu
- Mountain.location
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Mountain.range
- Eastern Range
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.age
- Pleistocene
- Mountain.last_eruption
- October 5th, 2001
- Mountain.easiest_route
- basic rock/snow climb
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- Geological history
- Recorded history
- Recent activity
- See also
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Avachinsky (also known as Avacha or Avacha Volcano or Avachinskaya Sopka) () is an active stratovolcano in Russia. It is situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Avachinsky lies within sight of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Kamchatka Krai. Together with neighbouring Koryaksky volcano, it is considered a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas.
==Geological history== Avachinsky lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at a point where the Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the Eurasian Plate at a rate of about /year. A wedge of mantle material lying between the subducting Pacific Plate and the overlying Eurasian Plate is the source of dynamic volcanism over the whole Kamchatka Peninsula.