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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Bezymianny canonical 3

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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
surface form: Global Volcanism Program database
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Peninsula
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
locatedOn Kamchatka volcanic arc
Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system
surface form: Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
magmaComposition andesite
basaltic andesite
monitoredBy Global Volcanism Program
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
surface form: Institute of Volcanology and Seismology RAS

KVERT
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team
surface form: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team
mountainRange Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Eastern Range of Kamchatka
nameMeaning “nameless” in Russian
near Klyuchevskoy
surface form: Klyuchevskoy volcano

Tolbachik
surface form: Tolbachik volcano
notableEruption catastrophic 1956 eruption
overridingPlate Okhotsk Plate
partOf Klyuchevskoy
surface form: Klyuchevskaya volcanic group
similarTo Mount St. Helens
surface form: 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

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Kamchatka Peninsula hasVolcano Bezymianny
Klyuchi hasNearbyVolcano Bezymianny