Klyuchevskaya Volcano

Klyuchevskaya Volcano

Russian  Klyuchevskaya Sopka,  also spelled  Kl'učevskaja, or Kliuchevskaya,  

      active volcano of the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 m), the highest point on the peninsula. The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with some 70 lateral craters and cones on the lower slopes. The volcano, which has erupted more than 50 times since 1700, is characterized by smoke continuously billowing above its summit. The Kamchatka Volcanological Station, established in 1935, is located at its base.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Klyuchevskaya Sopka — Infobox Mountain Name = Klyuchevskaya Sopka Photo = Klyuchevskaya ASTER 24feb05.jpg Caption = Eruption of January 2005 Elevation = convert|4750|m|ft|0|lk=on Location = Kamchatka, Russia Prominence = convert|4649|m|ft|0|abbr=on Ranked 13th… …   Wikipedia

  • Klyuchevskaya — noun an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑volcano • Part Holonyms: ↑Kamchatka Peninsula …   Useful english dictionary

  • Klyuchevskaya Sopka — Klioutchevskoï 56°04′N 160°38′E / 56.067, 160.633 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Major volcanoes of the world — ▪ Table Major volcanoes of the world region elevation* first recorded eruption comments feet metres Mediterranean Etna (Etna, Mount), Sicily, Italy 10,991 3,350 1500 BC The tallest active volcano in Europe, Etna has had recorded eruptions for… …   Universalium

  • Kamchatka Peninsula — Peninsula, eastern Russia. It lies between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east. It is 750 mi (1,200 km) long and 300 mi (480 km) across at its widest point, and it has an area of 140,000 sq mi (370,000… …   Universalium

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

  • Bezymianny — Infobox Mountain Name = Bezymianny Photo = Kamchatka Bezy Kliyu Kamen.jpg Caption = Kamchatka volcanoes: Klyuchevskaya Sopka (up), Bezymianny (down), both in activity, and the Kamen (middle). Elevation = 2,882 metres (9,455 feet) Location =… …   Wikipedia

  • Kamchatka Peninsula — The Kamchatka Peninsula ( ru. полуостров Камчатка) is a 1,250 kilometer long peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of 472,300 km². It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. [cite web author= year …   Wikipedia

  • Volcanes de Kamchatka — Nombre descrito en la Lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad …   Wikipedia Español

  • Russia — This article is about the current country. For other uses, see Russia (disambiguation). Russian Federation Российская Федерация Rossiyskaya Federatsiya …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”