Characteristics Shiveluch



terrain map of central kamchatka peninsula showing location of shiveluch.


shiveluch belongs kliuchevskaya volcano group. there 3 elements of volcano: stratovolcano old shiveluch (Старый Шивелуч); ancient caldera; , active young shiveluch (Молодой Шивелуч), elevation of 2,800 metres (9,186 ft). shiveluch 1 of kamchatka s largest , active volcanic structures. stratovolcano composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava , volcanic rocks.


the nearest settlement volcano klyuchi, situated 50 km mountain. settlement small enough evacuate rapidly in case of major eruption.








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