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Vysoky

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2129m
Last eruption
-550
A broad lava flow descends from the summit crater down the southern flank of Vysoky, which is located about 4 km NE of Komarov. It has been active from the beginning of the Holocene and the lava flow was produced at least about 2,000 radiocarbon years ago.
A broad lava flow descends from the summit crater down the southern flank of Vysoky, which is located about 4 km NE of Komarov. It has been active from the beginning of the Holocene and the lava flow was produced at least about 2,000 radiocarbon years ago. · Photo: Copyrighted photo by Vera Ponomareva (Holocene Kamchataka volcanoes; http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/volcanoes/holocene/main/main.htm).
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2129m
Coordinates
55.064, 160.765
Last eruption
-550
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Visoky, at the northern end of a chain of small volcanoes trending NNW from Gamchen volcano, is a small Holocene stratovolcano with a youthful-looking summit crater constructed over the east flank of the Pleistocene Bogdanovich shield volcano.

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From Wikipedia

Vysoky is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Its name literally means "tall" or "high" in Russian.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
550 BCE – 550 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 0 (550 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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550 BCE~550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 0550 BCE550 BCE549 BCE549 BCE549 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 550 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    550 BCE – end unknown

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