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Olkhovy Volcanic Group

Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
681m
Last eruption
Unknown
Cones of the Olkoviy Volcanic Group are shown in this October 2018 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 30 km across). The group consists of cones and lava flows, with Olkoviy cone in the center of the image and the cone immediately SE is Plosky. The western flank of Khodutka is to the E and the eroded Krugliy cone is in the NE corner.
Cones of the Olkoviy Volcanic Group are shown in this October 2018 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 30 km across). The group consists of cones and lava flows, with Olkoviy cone in the center of the image and the cone immediately SE is Plosky. The western flank of Khodutka is to the E and the eroded Krugliy cone is in the NE corner. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2018 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
681m
Coordinates
52.020, 157.530
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

A large group of Quaternary basaltic pyroclastic cones and associated lava flows (Masurenkov, 1980) fills a topographic low W and NW of Ksudach and Khodutka volcanoes.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Olkhovy Volcanic Group is a volcanic group located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The group includes the shield volcano Olkhovy and the volcanic cone Plosky.

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Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

Nearby volcanoes

External links

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