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Vysoky

Visokiy

Stratovolcano · Russia · 1227m

Visokiy (left of center) is surrounded by young lava flows produced by regional basaltic volcanism, seen here from the southwest. Mutnovsky is the cone on the horizon and to the left is Gorely.
Visokiy (left of center) is surrounded by young lava flows produced by regional basaltic volcanism, seen here from the southwest. Mutnovsky is the cone on the horizon and to the left is Gorely. · Photo: Photo by Andrei Tsvetkov, 1977.
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1227m
Coordinates
52.435, 157.933
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

The basaltic Visokiy cone is the largest and central feature of a 10-km-long line of basaltic cinder cones between Asacha to the SW and Gorely to the NE. The small Golyi shield volcano lies immediately to the WSW (Masurenkov, 1980; Kozhemyaka et al., 1984).

From Wikipedia

Vysoky is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

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Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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