Koryaksky–Avachinsky volcanic group

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The Koryaksky–Avachinsky volcanic group is a closely spaced cluster of prominent active stratovolcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for frequent eruptions and dramatic volcanic landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
volcanic group
continent Asia
country Russia
dominantRockType andesite
basaltic andesite
elevationOfHighestPeak_m 3456
eruptionFrequency frequent historical eruptions
formedBeneath Okhotsk Plate NERFINISHED
formedBySubductionOf Pacific Plate NERFINISHED
hasActiveVolcano Avachinsky volcano NERFINISHED
Koryaksky volcano NERFINISHED
hasMainPeak Avachinsky volcano NERFINISHED
Koryaksky volcano NERFINISHED
hasPart Aag volcano NERFINISHED
Arik volcano NERFINISHED
Avachinsky volcano NERFINISHED
Koryaksky volcano NERFINISHED
small parasitic cones
hazardType ash fall
explosive eruptions
lahars
pyroclastic flows
highestPeak Koryaksky volcano NERFINISHED
isNear Avacha Bay NERFINISHED
isPartOf Eastern volcanic front of Kamchatka
landscapeFeature cinder cones
glaciated slopes
lava flows
volcanic craters
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai NERFINISHED
Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED
Russia
locatedNear Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky NERFINISHED
locatedOn Pacific Ring of Fire NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team NERFINISHED
Russian Academy of Sciences institutes NERFINISHED
mountainType stratovolcanoes
notableEruptionYear 1991
2008
2009
partOfUNESCOStatus Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
region Russian Far East NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting subduction zone
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
tourism
volcanological research
volcanicArcOrBelt Kamchatka volcanic arc NERFINISHED
volcanoStatus active

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Koryaksky volcano partOf Koryaksky–Avachinsky volcanic group