Avachinsky

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Avachinsky is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions and prominent, symmetrical cone overlooking the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
country Russia
dominatesLandscapeOf southern Kamchatka coastal area
elevation about 2741 m
about 8994 ft
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
explosive
formsVolcanicGroupWith Kamchatka Peninsula
surface form: Koryaksky
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasCrater summit crater
hasFrequentEruptions true
hasGlaciers small glaciers and perennial snowfields
hasLavaDomes yes
hasProminence high local prominence
hasSnowCover seasonal
hasTwinVolcano Kamchatka Peninsula
surface form: Koryaksky
hazard ashfall
lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
isActive true
isMonitoredBy Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
surface form: Russian volcanological services
isOneOf most active volcanoes of Kamchatka
isPotentiallyDangerous true
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom Avacha Bay
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
lastEruption early 21st century
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Peninsula
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
locatedOn Pacific Ring of Fire
mountainRange Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Eastern Range of Kamchatka
namedAfter Avacha Bay
nameLanguage Russian
near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
overlooks Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
partOf Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site
surface form: Volcanoes of Kamchatka
popularActivity mountain climbing
volcano trekking
region North Asia
surface form: Northeastern Asia
shape symmetrical cone
tectonicPlateSetting convergence of Pacific Plate and Okhotsk Plate
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site
volcanicArcOrBelt Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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