Russia · Stratovolcano
Vilyuchik
Vilyuchinsky
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2173m
- Last eruption
- -8050
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2173m
- Coordinates
- 52.700, 158.280
- Last eruption
- -8050
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Vilyuchinsky, or Vilyuchik, is a steep-sided Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano south of Avachinsky Bay.
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From Wikipedia
Vilyuchik, also known as Vilyuchinsky is a dormant stratovolcano in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) SSW of the closed city of Vilyuchinsk.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 8050 BCE – 8050 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (8050 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 8050 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate8050 BCE – end unknown
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External links
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