Karymski
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 The Karymski volcano, in the background south the Akademija Nauk caldera filled with Lake Karymskoje |
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| height | 1536 m | |
| location | Kamchatka , Russia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ N , 159 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Age of the rock | around 5000 years | |
| Last eruption | since 1996 | |
The Karymski volcano ( Russian Карымский , also Кары́мская со́пка , Karymskaja Sopka ) is currently the most active volcano on Kamchatka . It forms the center of a caldera 5 kilometers in diameter. Since 1996 he has been constantly spitting lava and ash . The eruptions have been observed since 1771, but radiocarbon dating shows that activity has lasted for about 500 years. Before that, the volcano appears to have been calm for 2,300 years. The Karymski is surrounded by numerous other volcanoes, such as the Dsensurski or the Korjakski (Korjakskaja Sopka).
The ashes of the volcano are usually blown at an altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 meters, but 10,000 meters are also possible, where they then become a danger to air traffic . When Karymski erupted on January 2, 1996, eruptions also occurred in Lake Karymskoje, 6 kilometers away, in the caldera of the neighboring Akademija Nauk volcano .
Surname
The name of the volcano from the ethnonym derived "Karym", which earlier in Siberia east of Lake Baikal and the Far East of Russia, the mixed population of Russians and indigenous ethnic groups, mainly Buryats or Evenki was called.
Web links
- Karymsky at KVERT - Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (English)
- Karymski in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)