Bezymianny

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Bezymianny is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its catastrophic 1956 eruption and ongoing explosive activity.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
activityStatus active
country Russia
discoveredBy Russian explorers
elevation approximately 2882 m
approximately 9460 ft
eruptionFrequency frequent since 1956
eruptionStyle dome-building
explosive
eruptionType1956 directed blast
lateral blast
eruptionVEI1956 VEI 5
hasFeature debris-avalanche scar
horseshoe-shaped crater
lava dome
hazardType ashfall
lahars
lava domes collapse
pyroclastic flows
lastMajorEruptionYear 1956
listedIn Global Volcanism Program database
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Peninsula
Russian Far East
locatedOn Kamchatka volcanic arc
Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
magmaComposition andesite
basaltic andesite
monitoredBy Global Volcanism Program
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology RAS
KVERT
Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team
mountainRange Eastern Range of Kamchatka
nameMeaning “nameless” in Russian
near Klyuchevskoy volcano
Tolbachik volcano
notableEruption catastrophic 1956 eruption
overridingPlate Okhotsk Plate
partOf Klyuchevskaya volcanic group
similarTo Mount St. Helens 1980 eruption
subductingPlate Pacific Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
typicalActivity ash plumes
frequent explosive eruptions
lava dome growth
pyroclastic flows
volcanoNumber 300250
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kamchatka volcanic arc
notableVolcano

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