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
formedBySubductionOf Pacific Plate
hasActiveVolcano Avachinsky volcano
Koryaksky volcano
hasMainPeak Avachinsky volcano
Koryaksky volcano
hasPart Aag volcano
linked to: Aag Volcano

Arik volcano
linked to: Arik Volcano

Avachinsky volcano
Koryaksky volcano
small parasitic cones
hazardType ash fall
explosive eruptions
lahars
pyroclastic flows
highestPeak Koryaksky volcano
isNear Avacha Bay
isPartOf Eastern volcanic front of Kamchatka
landscapeFeature cinder cones
glaciated slopes
lava flows
volcanic craters
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Peninsula
Russia
locatedNear Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
locatedOn Pacific Ring of Fire
monitoredBy Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team
Russian Academy of Sciences institutes
mountainType stratovolcanoes
notableEruptionYear 1991
2008
2009
partOfUNESCOStatus Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site
region Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
tectonicSetting subduction zone
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
tourism
volcanological research
volcanicArcOrBelt Kamchatka volcanic arc
volcanoStatus active

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Koryaksky volcano partOf Koryaksky–Avachinsky volcanic group
Nalychevo Nature Park hasMountainRange Avachinsky volcano group
linked to: Koryaksky–Avachinsky volcanic group