Russia · Stratovolcano
Ilyinsky
Iliinsky
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1555m
- Last eruption
- 1901
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1555m
- Coordinates
- 51.498, 157.203
- Last eruption
- 1901
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The conical Iliinsky volcano (also spelled Ilyinsky), rising dramatically to 1555 m above the NE shore of Kurile Lake, was constructed beginning about 7600 radiocarbon years ago at the NE margin of Kurile Lake caldera.
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From Wikipedia
Ilyinsky is a dormant stratovolcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia near Kurile Lake.
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 6
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5700 BCE (±50 yrs) – 1901
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (2850 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1901VEI 3Observed1901-07-02 – end unknownNE flank
- 50VEI ?Geological estimate50 – end unknown
- 2050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate2050 BCE – end unknown
- 2850 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate2850 BCE – end unknown
- 4550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate4550 BCE – end unknown
- 5700 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate5700 BCE – end unknown
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