Kambalny

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Kambalny
Kurilensee with Kambalny in the background 2012

Kurilensee with Kambalny in the background 2012

height 2156  m
location Kamchatka ( Russia )
Mountains Chrebet Wostotschny (east ridge / Russian Восточный хребет )
Coordinates 51 ° 18 '21 "  N , 156 ° 52' 33"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 18 '21 "  N , 156 ° 52' 33"  E
Kambalny (Kamchatka Region)
Kambalny
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 2017

The Kambalny ( Russian Камбальный ) is a 2,156  m high stratovolcano in Kamchatka in the Russian Far East .

The Kambalny is the southernmost large stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula . By 2017, the only proven outbreak had taken place in the 14th century . On March 24, 2017, the volcano erupted again and ash eruptions have occurred almost every day since then. The ash clouds reached a height of up to seven kilometers. Mainly ashes and little larger material were emitted.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Chrebet Vostochny in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. Kambalny volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20170324 / 2120Z FL200 EXTD SW REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 24 / 2320Z. In: volcanodiscovery.com. March 25, 2017, accessed March 25, 2017 .
  3. Kambalny volcano (southern Kamchatka, Russia): first historic eruption. In: volcanodiscovery.com. March 25, 2017, accessed March 25, 2017 .
  4. Weekly report of the beginning of the outbreak on volcano.si.edu (English)