Kronotsky (, ''Kronotskaya Sopka'') is a major
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...
on the
Kamchatka Peninsula,
Russia
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. It is located in
Kronotsky Nature Reserve to the east of
Lake Kronotskoye (the largest lake in Kamchatka
). It has a particularly symmetrical conical shape, comparable to
Mount Fuji
is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of . It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra), a ...
in
Japan
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and to
Mayon Volcano in the
Philippines
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. The summit
crater is plugged by a
volcanic neck, and the summit itself is ice-capped. It exhibits the classic radial drainage pattern, extending downward from its crater. Kronotsky is considered to be one of the most scenic volcanoes in Kamchatka.
[ In the 20th century, the volcano had low activity, with occasional weak phreatic eruptions.][
]
See also
* Kronotsky Nature Reserve
* List of ultras of Northeast Asia
This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Northeast Asia. There are 53 in total.
Lake Baikal, Baikal to Okhotsk
Eastern Siberia
Kamchatka
Kuril Islands
Korea and Manch ...
* List of volcanoes in Russia
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Russia.
European Russia
Kamchatka
Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula of the northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Russian Far East.
Kuril Islands
Volcanoes of the Kuril Islands, in the ...
References
External links
"Kronotsky Volcano, Kamchatka"
Oregonstate.edu.
Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Biosphere reserves of Russia
Stratovolcanoes of Russia
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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