Russia · Shield volcano
Atlasov
Nylgimelkin
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 1764m
- Last eruption
- -3550
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1764m
- Coordinates
- 57.970, 160.650
- Last eruption
- -3550
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The basaltic Nylgimelkin (also known as Atlasov) shield volcano and the topographically higher but smaller shield of Novagrablenova are dwarfed by their neighbor, the glacier-clad Pleistocene Khuvkhoitun, the highest Quaternary volcano of the northern Sredinny Range.
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From Wikipedia
Atlasova is a basaltic shield volcano situated in Kamchatka. It is named after Russian explorer Vladimir Atlasov.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 3550 BCE – 3550 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 3550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate3550 BCE – end unknown
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