KRASHENINNIKOV VOLCANO

Current Context: Recently, Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula erupted for the first time in recorded history.

ABOUT KRASHENINNIKOV VOLCANO

• Location: Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
• Height: 1,886 meters
• Volcanic Type: Stratovolcano (also called Composite Volcano)
• Situated In: A collapsed caldera, formed by a powerful eruption 39,600 years ago
• Geological Feature: Made up of two eruptive cones in a 9-kilometre-wide caldera
• Southern Cone: Has a crater 800 meters wide and 140 meters deep
• Previous Eruption: Last erupted about 400 to 600 years ago

ABOUT STRATOVOLCANOES (COMPOSITE VOLCANOES)

• Shape: Tall, cone-shaped, steep volcano
• Location: Usually found above subduction zones, often in the Pacific Ring of Fire
• Lava Type: Eruptions are of andesite and dacite – which are thick and slow-flowing
• Eruption Style: Explosive due to high gas pressure
• Percentage: Make up about 60% of all volcanoes on Earth