Klyuchevskoy

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Klyuchevskoy is one of the most active and prominent stratovolcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent explosive eruptions and towering, symmetrical cone.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
natural geographic feature
stratovolcano
activityStatus continuously active
age Holocene
continent Asia
country Russia
elevation about 15584 ft
about 4750 m
eruptionFrequency frequent eruptions
eruptionProducts ash plumes
lava flows
pyroclastic material
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
explosive
firstRecordedEruption 1697
hasFlankVents yes
hazardType ashfall
lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
isHighestVolcanoOf Eurasia
isOneOf highest stratovolcanoes in the world
most active volcanoes in Kamchatka
most active volcanoes in the world
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Peninsula
locatedOn Kamchatka volcanic arc
Pacific Ring of Fire
monitoredBy Russian volcanological observatories
satellite remote sensing
morphology symmetrical cone
mountainRange Eastern Range of Kamchatka
namedAfter nearby settlement of Klyuchi
near Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes
Klyuchi
notableFeature persistent summit crater activity
towering, symmetrical cone
overridingPlate Okhotsk Plate
partOf Klyuchevskaya volcanic group
prominence very high
region Russian Far East
subductingPlate Pacific Plate
summitCrater active
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
UNESCOStatus within Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site
volcanoType stratovolcano

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bezymianny ("Klyuchevskoy volcano")
Klyuchevskoy ("Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes")
Tolbachik ("Klyuchevskoy volcano")
near
Bezymianny ("Klyuchevskaya volcanic group")
Klyuchevskoy ("Klyuchevskaya volcanic group")
partOf
Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system ("Klyuchevskoy volcano")
hasVolcano
Kamchatka volcanic arc
notableVolcano
Tolbachik ("Klyuchevskaya volcanic group")
region

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