Volcanoes from ancient times cause fear in man, they became the culprits of the disappearance from the surface of the Earth of many civilizations, such as Pompeii. The volcano acquired its name in honor of the God of fire - Volcano. There are those who are extinct and asleep, but there are those who are acting up, raising alarm and horror on people. Which of the active volcanoes of Eurasia is the highest?
Volcanoes of Eurasia
In Eurasia, there are more than twenty large volcanoes. On the Asian territory there are more of them than on the territory of Europe. What is the highest active volcano of Eurasia in history? This is a huge Ojos del Salado, now considered extinct, but several times geologists have noticed its passive, but still volcanic activity.
Ojos del Salado: latest activity
Recently, the highest active volcano in Eurasia called Ojos del Salado today bears the title of the highest volcano on our planet. Its peak is located at an altitude of 6893 meters above sea level. In the crater of the volcano is an alpine lake. It is located in the eastern part of the mountain at an altitude of 6390 meters.
This volcano is considered extinct, but scientists have recorded three times its activity in the middle and at the end of the twentieth century. A small release of steam and sulfur occurred in the thirty-seventh, fifty-sixth and ninety-third years of the twentieth century. Ojos del Salado was a place of worship and sacrifice of the ancient Incas, as shown by the sacrificial altars found on its slope. They were found by climbers conquering the top of the volcano. To date, Ojos del Salado does not cause concern, since the possibility of eruption is minimal.
What is the highest active volcano of Eurasia in modern times?
Currently, it is Klyuchevskoy volcano, also known as Klyuchevsky volcano. The volcano is located in the east of the Kamchatka Peninsula, has existed for seven thousand years. The highest active volcano of Eurasia Klyuchevskoy has a height not constant. At the time of the last activity - the eruption in August and October 2013 - it was 4835 meters high, the maximum height reached 4850 meters. The highest active volcano of Eurasia is located in close proximity to the residential villages of Kozyrevsk and Klyuchevsk. It is located only 60 kilometers from the coast.
The most terrible eruptions of Klyuchevsky volcano
With which active volcano of Eurasia is the highest, figured out. But is it as dangerous as you might think? The Crimean hill erupts more often, but Klyuchevskaya is stronger; in this regard, the volcano has no equal. The most recent volcanic eruption was recorded in October 2013.
The first activity was noticed on August 15, the first lava flow poured from the volcano’s mouth, the peak of the eruption occurred on the twentieth of October. There were four streams, demolishing everything living in its path. A column of ash reached 12 kilometers, and the fallen layer - more than 2 millimeters.
Before this event, Eurasia's largest active volcano slept very little. In October 2012, the previous eruption occurred, but it was weak, only bursts of lava and a little ash. Such an eruption could not interfere with aviation. One of the largest eruptions occurred in 2009, it lasted three months - from mid-September to mid-December. As a result of such a long activity, Kliuchevskoy reached a maximum level of 5 kilometers in height.
In his book, Krasheninnikov described one of Klyuchevsky's largest eruptions, which occurred in 1736. This book says that the eruption lasted a week, there was such noise and crack in the grief that all the inhabitants were waiting for death. The worst, as the writer writes, happened at night, when lava fire was visible from each crevice.
Klyuchevskoy is mainly activated every five times, less often in six years, but in recent years more frequent manifestations of activity have been noticed. The interval is from one and a half to two years. So it began to happen in 1932 due to changes in the activity of the volcano - side craters began to operate. He does not represent a particular danger to the life of people; employees of the volcanological station of Kamchatka knowingly warn everyone about the eruption.