Photos • Location
| Alney–Chashakondzha | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,598 m (8,524 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,825 m (5,988 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 56°41′33″N 159°38′42″E / 56.69250°N 159.64500°E [2] |
| Geography | |
  Alney–Chashakondzha Location in
Kamchatka Krai, Russia | |
| Location | Kamchatka, Russia |
| Parent range | Sredinny Range |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pliocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcanoes |
| Last eruption | approximately 1600 A.D. [3] |
Alney–Chashakondzha ( Russian: Алней-Чашаконджа) is a volcanic complex located in the northern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of two stratovolcanoes: Alney (2598 m) and Chashakondzha (2526 m). [3] Alney is one of the few large stratovolcanoes in the Sredinny Range known to have been active throughout the Holocene, with more than 30 documented pyroclastic deposits. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Alney, Russia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ^ a b "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Listed here as "Gora Alney". Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ^ a b c "Alney-Chashakondzha". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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