Avachinsky

E50089

active volcano stratovolcano

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.

Statements (48)

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	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	Koryaksky →
hazard	ashfall → lahars → lava flows → pyroclastic flows →
isActive	true →
isMonitoredBy	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 → Russian Far East →
locatedOn	Pacific Ring of Fire →
mountainRange	Eastern Range of Kamchatka →
namedAfter	Avacha Bay →
nameLanguage	Russian →
near	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky →
overlooks	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky →
partOf	Volcanoes of Kamchatka →
popularActivity	mountain climbing → volcano trekking →
region	Northeastern Asia →
shape	symmetrical cone →
tectonicPlateSetting	convergence of Pacific Plate and Okhotsk Plate →
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site →
volcanicArcOrBelt	Kamchatka Volcanic Arc →
volcanoType	stratovolcano →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kamchatka volcanic arc →	notableVolcano