Volcanoes of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Peninsula are an amazing sight. They occupy almost half of the entire territory of the region. Geological formations are constantly in a state of change, and the eruptions occurring here are staggering. The most powerful elements of fire, hot lava rivers, explosions, stone fireworks. Everyone who has happened to see this, completely changes his mind, attitude to these volcanoes.
The largest volcano in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is Klyuchevaya Sopka. Its height ranges from 4.75 to 4.85 km. This variation in altitude is associated with eruptions. During emissions, the dome collapses, and at rest it rises again.
This Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky volcano belongs to the old volcanoes. His age is 7 thousand years. The last time the giant erupted in 2013, and in 1994 a sufficiently strong eruption was recorded, which lasted almost a month. The monster threw a mud-ash fountain to a height of 13 km, debris reached two or more meters in diameter. Mud flows reached the Kamchatka River.
Among the large complexes of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk volcanoes, one can observe the Middle Volcanic Belt, which includes 65 objects. The highest point is Ichinskaya Sopka, 3.62 km high. This is the only active point in the belt. The rest of the local formations are extinct. Among the local volcanoes are Khangar, Big Volcano, Alney.
Active geological formations of the East Kamchatka belt are divided into several groups. The Central Kamchatka Depression, the Key Group, the East Kamchatka Ridge, Tolmachev Dol, Avachinsky-Koryaksky Group, Kharchinsky Group and others are distinguished here. Some of them are hundreds of kilometers long along the peninsula.
Avacha hill
Among active volcanoes is Avachinsky Sopka. It is located 25 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The volcano is of medium height - a little over 2.7 km with a cone-shaped peak and a huge crater, with a diameter of almost 1.5 km and a height of 0.7 km. In the upper part there are ten glaciers, with a total area of over ten kilometers.
Avachinsky volcano is the most visited among Kamchatka formations. This is due to the fact that it is not difficult to climb it - it takes about eight hours.
Koryak hill
The height of this volcano is 3.5 km. It’s hard to imagine a city without it. In fine weather, this giant can be seen from anywhere in the village. In terms of activity, the Koryak hill is considered safe. The last time an eruption was recorded here in the 50s of the twentieth century.
In 2008, volcanic gas emissions were observed here. This event was visible from space - a smoke plume stretched more than a hundred kilometers and reached Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk.
Karymskaya Sopka
Among the photos of the volcanoes of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Peninsula you can see the Karymsky Sopka. Since the nineteenth century, it began to be attributed to active volcanoes. Over the past decade, the hill erupted twice. Although the city is hundreds of kilometers from the giant, ashes erupt during the eruptions.
Mutnovskaya hill
This volcano is located 80 km from the city. Its height is about 2.2 km. The formation has several cones, which merged into one single array. The northwest cone is active.
Glorified Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky volcano, whose name is Mutnovskaya Sopka. More than sixteen recorded eruptions are associated with it. The latter happened in 2000. The monster reminds of its activity by gas emissions and the presence of a large number of thermal springs. Here is the largest geothermal field on Earth.
Burnt
Another active peninsula volcano located in the southwest. Its height is almost two kilometers. Gorely consists of eleven cones superimposed on each other and thirteen craters with a length of more than three kilometers. Some have fresh water, and others have acid.