Sredinny Range (, meaning Middle Range) is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
on the
Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...
of Russia. It stretches from northeast to southwest along the center of the peninsula and is made up of volcanoes, mostly
shield volcano
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more v ...
es and
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
es. The highest peak of the range is
Ichinsky
Ichinsky (russian: Ичинский вулкан or Ичинская сопка, ''Ichinskaya sopka'') is a large stratovolcano located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. At , it is the highest peak of the Sredinny Range, the ...
, a stratovolcano some high. The Sredinny Range is separated from the north–south running coastal
Eastern Range
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''(Vostochny)'' to the east, by the Central
Kamchatka Depression
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and west ...
.
Holocene Volcanoes in Kamchatka with map showing the Sredinny Range
The mountains are currently occupied by small mountain glaciers, contributing to Kamchatka's characterization as the most extensively glaciated region of northeastern Asia, with glacier
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s covering roughly 592 ± 20.4 km2.
References
Mountain ranges of Russia
Mountains of Kamchatka Krai
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