Koryaksky
Sign in to saveKoryaksky or Koryakskaya Sopka () is an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. It lies within sight of Kamchatka Krai's administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Avachinsky, 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
- Koryaksky
- Mountain.photo
- Kamchatka Volcano Koryaksky (24231533812).jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Koryaksky volcano towering over Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in September 2014.
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3456
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2999
- Mountain.prominence_ref
- Ranked 91st
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.map
- Russia Kamchatka Krai
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- Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.location
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Mountain.range
- Eastern Range
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 2008 to 2009
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Basic rock/snow climb
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Koryaksky or Koryakskaya Sopka () is an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. It lies within sight of Kamchatka Krai's administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Avachinsky, 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== Koryaksky lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at a point where the Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the Eurasian Plate at about per 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.