Russia · Stratovolcano
Alney-Chashakondzha
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2570m
- Last eruption
- 1600
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2570m
- Coordinates
- 56.656, 159.647
- Last eruption
- 1600
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The glacier-capped Alney-Chashakondzha complex, one of the largest volcanoes of the Sredinny Range, consists of two large mostly Pleistocene andesitic stratovolcanoes constructed on a large Pliocene shield volcano.
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From Wikipedia
Alney–Chashakondzha is a volcanic complex located in the northern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of two stratovolcanoes: Alney (2598 m) and Chashakondzha (2526 m). Alney is one of the few large stratovolcanoes in the Sredinny Range known to have been active throughout the Holocene, with more than 30 documented pyroclastic deposits.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 660 BCE (±75 yrs) – 1600
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (650 BCE, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1600VEI ?Geological estimate1600 – end unknownAlney volcano
- 650 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate650 BCE – end unknownEast flank of Alney (Kireunsky)
- 660 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate660 BCE – end unknownE of Chashakondzha (Levaya Belaya)
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