Volcanoes of Kamchatka

The volcanoes of Kamchatka are a large group of volcanoes situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Russia. The Kamchatka River and the surrounding central side valley are flanked by large volcanic belts containing around 160 volcanoes, 29 of them still active. The peninsula has a high density of volcanoes and associated volcanic phenomena, with 29 active volcanoes being included in the six UNESCO World Heritage List sites in the Volcanoes of Kamchatka group, most of them on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Geography The highest volcano is Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4,750 m or 15,584 ft), the largest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere, while the most striking is Kronotsky, whose perfect cone was said by celebrated volcanologists Robert and Barbara Decker to be a prime candidate for the world's most beautiful volcano. Somewhat more accessible are the three volcanoes visible from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Koryaksky, Avachinsky, and Kozelsky. In the center of Kamchatka is Eurasia's world-famous Geyser Valley which was partly destroyed by a massive mudslide in June 2007.

Owing to the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, deep-focus seismic events and tsunamis are fairly common. A pair of megathrust earthquakes occurred off the coast on October 16, 1737, and on November 4, 1952, in the magnitude of ~9.3 and 8.2 respectively. A chain of more shallow earthquakes were recorded as recently as April 2006.

List of volcanoes from north to south + Volcanoes of KamchatkaNameLast EruptedHeight (m)TypeVolcanic ArcCoordinatesIettunup Pleistocene 1340 Shield Central Voyampolsky Pleistocene 1103 Shield Central Severny 1550 BCE 1936 Shield Central Langtutkin Pleistocene 1545 Shield Central Snegovoy Pleistocene 2169 Shield Central Ostry 2050 BCE 2552 Composite Central Spokoiny 3450 BCE 2171 Composite Central Iktunup Pleistocene 2300 Shield Central Keveney Pleistocene 1887 Shield Central Snezhniy Pleistocene 2169 Shield Central Nylgimelkin or Atlasova 3550 BCE 1764 Shield Central Khuvkhoitun Pleistocene 2618 Composite Central Bely Pleistocene 2080 Shield Central Plosky Pleistocene 1255 Shield Central Kaileney Pleistocene 1582 Shield Central Ulvaney Pleistocene 1445 Shield Central Tekletunup Pleistocene 1395 Shield Central Mutny Pleistocene 1345 Shield Central Uka Pleistocene 1607 Shield Central Alngey Pleistocene 1822 Composite Central Kamenisty Pleistocene 1762 Composite Central Elovsky 7550 BCE 1381 Shield Central Pirozhnikova Pleistocene 1646 Composite Central Shlen Pleistocene 1001 Shield Central Mezhdusopochny Pleistocene 1641 Shield Central Shishel Pleistocene 2525 Shield Central Titila 550 BCE 1523 Shield Central Bliznetsy 1060 BCE 265 Minor Central Kinenin 850 CE 583 Minor Central Gorny Institute 1250 CE 2125 Composite Central Kunkhilok Pleistocene 1151 Composite Central Tuzovsky Pleistocene 1516 Shield Central Sedanka Lava Field 7050 BCE 1399 Cluster Central Leutongey Pleistocene 1318 Shield Central Uchkoren Pleistocene 625 Composite Central Lyzyk Pleistocene 442 Minor Central Terpuk 800 BCE 765 Shield Central Shisheika 2240 BCE 355 Minor (Basaltic) Central Fedotych Pleistocene 965 Shield Central Kebeney Pleistocene 1527 Shield Central Bolshoy Ketepana Pleistocene 1521 Shield Central Ovalny Pleistocene 732 Shield Central Bliznets Pleistocene 1244 Composite Central Unnamed Pleistocene 562 Shield Central Kalgauch Pleistocene 1206 Composite Central Unnamed Pleistocene 1081 Minor Central Bolshoy Chekchebonay Pleistocene 1391 Shield Central Zaozerny Pleistocene 1349 Shield Central Pogranychny Pleistocene 1427 Shield Central Cherny Pleistocene 1778 Composite Central Dvukhyurtochny Pleistocene 1631 Shield Central Tigilsky Pleistocene 1362 Shield Central Maly Chekchebonay Pleistocene 1247 Shield Central Kireunsky Pleistocene 1925 Shield Central Malaya Ketepana Pleistocene 1230 Shield Central Alney-Chashakondzha 1600 CE 2570 Composite Central Sheveluch 2025 CE 3283 Composite Eastern Eggella Pleistocene 1046 Shield Central Perevalovyi Pleistocene 1328 Shield Central Chavycha Pleistocene 1190 Shield Central Unnamed Pleistocene 200 Cluster Eastern Yanpat Pleistocene 1205 Shield Central Verkhovoy Pleistocene 1400 Shield Central Bolshoi-Kekuknaysky 5310 BCE 1401 Shield Central Kopkan Pleistocene 1120 Shield Central Maly Alney Pleistocene 1858 Composite Central Kharchinsky Pleistocene 1410 Composite Eastern Buduli Pleistocene 1477 Shield Central Kekurny Pleistocene 1377 Shield Central Zarechny Pleistocene 760 Caldera Eastern Krainy Pleistocene 1554 Shield Central Kulkev Pleistocene 915 Shield Central Geodesistov Pleistocene 1170 Shield Central Anaun Pleistocene 1828 Composite Central Ushkovsky 1890 CE 3943 Composite Eastern Nosichan Pleistocene 1105 Shield Central Uksichan Pleistocene 1692 Shield Central Klyuchevskoy 2025 CE 4754 Composite Eastern Kamen Unknown - Evidence Credible 4585 Composite Eastern Bezymianny 2025 CE 2882 Composite Eastern Etopan Pleistocene 1264 Shield Central Bolshoi Payalpan Pleistocene 1906 Shield Central Unnamed Pleistocene 1821 Composite Central Zimina Unknown - Evidence Credible 3057 Composite Eastern Tynua Pleistocene 1727 Shield Central Tolbachik 2013 CE 3611 Shield Eastern Bongabti Pleistocene 1790 Shield Central Maly Payalpan Pleistocene 1802 Shield Central Udina Unknown - Evidence Credible 2886 Composite Eastern Bolshaya Romanovka Pleistocene 1821 Shield Central Ichinsky 1740 CE 3596 Composite Central Romanovka Pleistocene 1442 Composite Central Kozyrevsky Pleistocene 2004 Shield Central Ochchamo Pleistocene 2136 Shield Central Bolshoy Kozyrevsky Pleistocene 1672 Shield Central Cherpuk Group 4550 BCE 1868 Minor Central Unnamed Pleistocene 2140 Shield Central Prodolny Pleistocene 1505 Shield Eastern Akhtang Pleistocene 1956 Shield Central Kobalan Pleistocene 1174 Composite Eastern Piip 5050 BCE -300 Composite Aleutian Tumrok Pleistocene 2197 Shield Eastern Lauchachan Pleistocene 1018 Shield Eastern Piip Pleistocene 2059 Shield Eastern Kimitina Pleistocene 1438 Composite Central Iult Pleistocene 1857 Composite Eastern Konechnaya Pleistocene 1725 Shield Eastern Sokol Pleistocene 1711 Composite Eastern Plosky Pleistocene 1200 Shield Central Kizimen 2013 CE 2334 Composite Eastern Bogachensky Pleistocene 1450 Shield Eastern Konradi Pleistocene 1912 Composite Eastern Vysoky 550 BCE 2129 Composite Eastern Komarov 950 CE 2065 Composite Eastern Gamchen 550 BCE 2539 Composite Eastern Schmidt Pleistocene 2020 Shield Eastern Khangar 1500 CE 1967 Composite Central Kronotsky 1923 CE 3482 Composite Eastern Adamozhets Pleistocene 1502 Minor Eastern Unana Pleistocene 2131 Composite Eastern Krasheninnikov 2025 CE 1816 Composite Eastern Taunshits 550 BCE 2301 Composite Eastern Kikhpinych 1550 CE 1515 Composite Eastern Uzon 200 CE 1617 Caldera Eastern Unnamed Pleistocene 1001 Composite Eastern Bolshoi Semiachik 4450 BCE 1720 Composite Eastern Maly Semyachik 1952 CE 1527 Composite Eastern Karymsky 2025 CE 1513 Composite Eastern Razlaty Pleistocene 1125 Composite Eastern Akademia Nauk 1996 CE 1180 Composite Eastern Krainy Pleistocene 1199 Composite Eastern Bakening 550 BCE 2278 Composite Eastern Zavaritsky 800 BCE 1567 Minor Eastern Ditmara Pleistocene 1389 Composite Eastern Kostakan 1350 CE 1150 Minor (Basaltic) Eastern Zhupanovskiye Vostriyaky Pleistocene 1684 Composite Eastern Veer 390 CE 520 Minor (Basaltic) Eastern Dzenzursky Unknown - Evidence Credible 2285 Composite Eastern Skalistiy Pleistocene 1035 Unknown Eastern Vershinsky Pleistocene 1812 Composite Eastern Zhupanovsky 2016 CE 2899 Composite Eastern Kitkhoysky Pleistocene 1350 Shield Eastern Kupol Pleistocene 1640 Composite Eastern Aak Pleistocene 2319 Composite Eastern Koryaksky 2009 CE 3430 Composite Eastern Avachinsky 2001 CE 2717 Composite Eastern Barkhatnaya Sopka 3550 BCE 874 Cluster Kuril Karymshina Pleistocene 1200 Caldera Kuril Vilyuchinsky 8050 BCE 2173 Composite Kuril Bolshaya Ipelka Pleistocene 1194 Shield Kuril Tolmachev Dol 300 CE 1021 Cluster Kuril Gorely 2010 CE 1799 Composite Kuril Tolmachev Pleistocene 1118 Composite Kuril Opala 1776 CE 2439 Composite Kuril Udochka Pleistocene 891 Shield Kuril Mutnovsky 2000 CE 2288 Composite Kuril Visokiy Unknown - Evidence Credible 1227 Cluster Kuril Ploskiy Pleistocene 877 Composite Kuril Asacha Unknown - Evidence Credible 1910 Composite Kuril Kamen Pleistocene 850 Composite Kuril Malaya Ipelka Pleistocene 430 Composite Kuril Golaya Pleistocene 858 Composite Kuril Otdelniy Pleistocene 814 Shield Kuril Savan Pleistocene 901 Shield Kuril Krugliy Pleistocene 1052 Shield Kuril Ostanets Pleistocene 719 Shield Kuril Perevalny Pleistocene 730 Shield Kuril Piratkovsky Pleistocene 1322 Composite Kuril Khodutka 300 BCE 2039 Composite Kuril Igolki Pleistocene 707 Shield Kuril Olkoviy Volcanic Group Unknown - Evidence Credible 681 Cluster Kuril Skalistiy Pleistocene 1005 Shield Kuril Unnamed Pleistocene 740 Shield Kuril Kuzanek Pleistocene 968 Shield Kuril Vostochnaya Khodutka Pleistocene 845 Shield Kuril Zheltiy Pleistocene 792 Composite Kuril Ozernoy Pleistocene 562 Shield Kuril Kuzheten Pleistocene 925 Shield Kuril Ksudach 1907 CE 1007 Caldera Kuril Leviy Koshegochek Pleistocene 997 Shield Kuril Unnamed Pleistocene 1038 Shield Kuril Belenkaya Pleistocene 892 Composite Kuril Sredniy Koshegochek Pleistocene 1050 Shield Kuril Kell Pleistocene 900 Composite Kuril Koshegochek Pleistocene 1142 Shield Kuril Zheltovsky 1923 CE 1926 Composite Kuril Yavinsky 4050 BCE 646 Composite Kuril Iliinsky 1901 CE 1555 Composite Kuril Diky Greben 350 CE 1040 Minor (Silicic) Kuril Kurile Lake 6440 BCE 81 Caldera Kuril Tretya Rechka Pleistocene 754 Shield Kuril Koshelev 1690 CE 1822 Composite Kuril Kambalny 2017 CE 2116 Composite Kuril Ded i Baba Pleistocene 1032 Shield Kuril Tumanniy Pleistocene 681 Shield Kuril Vysokii Pleistocene 708 Composite Kuril Mashkovtsev Pleistocene 503 Composite Kuril

Volcanoes of Kamchatka

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