Russia · Stratovolcano
Zimin volcano
Zimina
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3057m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3057m
- Coordinates
- 55.862, 160.603
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The eroded stratovolcanoes of Ostraya and Ovalnaya Zimina form a ridge north of the Udina complex at the SE end of the Kliuchevskaya volcano group. The larger Ovalnaya Zimina, on the W side of the complex, has a large icecap and contains two summits. The extensively eroded Ostraya Zimina to the E has a sharp-peaked summit spire. A large debris avalanche from Ovalnaya Zimina traveled more than 10 km. No eruptions are known to have occurred from these volcanoes.
From Wikipedia
Zimina volcano or Zimin is a stratovolcano located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two peaks: Ovalnaya Zimina and Ostraya Zimina.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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