Ushkovsky
Sign in to saveUshkovsky (, formerly known as Plosky) is a large volcanic massif located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located at the northwestern end of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano group. These volcanoes are also set in a chain linked formation. The highest peak of this massif is Krestovsky (4108 m). Krestovsky is a stratovolcano, Ushkovsky is a shield volcano.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Ushkovsky
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3,943
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 451
- Mountain.location
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Mountain.type
- Compound volcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- April 1890
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Ushkovsky (, formerly known as Plosky) is a large volcanic massif located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located at the northwestern end of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano group. These volcanoes are also set in a chain linked formation. The highest peak of this massif is Krestovsky (4108 m). Krestovsky is a stratovolcano, Ushkovsky is a shield volcano.
==View== thumb|left|400px|Annotated view includes Ushkovsky, Tolbachik, [[Bezymianny, Zimina, and Udina. Oblique view taken on November 16, 2013, from ISS.]]
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