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Zimin volcano

Zimina

Stratovolcano · Russia · 3057m

Ostraya and Ovalnaya Zimina form the Zimina volcanic complex north of Udina, which is at the SE end of the Klyuchevskaya volcano group. The larger Ovalnaya Zimina at the NW end of the complex has a large icecap, seen here from Bezymianny to the north.
Ostraya and Ovalnaya Zimina form the Zimina volcanic complex north of Udina, which is at the SE end of the Klyuchevskaya volcano group. The larger Ovalnaya Zimina at the NW end of the complex has a large icecap, seen here from Bezymianny to the north. · Photo: Photo by Dan Miller, 1990 (U.S. Geological Survey). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3057m
Coordinates
55.862, 160.603
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The eroded stratovolcanoes of Ostraya and Ovalnaya Zimina form a ridge north of the Udina complex at the SE end of the Kliuchevskaya volcano group. The larger Ovalnaya Zimina, on the W side of the complex, has a large icecap and contains two summits. The extensively eroded Ostraya Zimina to the E has a sharp-peaked summit spire. A large debris avalanche from Ovalnaya Zimina traveled more than 10 km. No eruptions are known to have occurred from these volcanoes.

From Wikipedia

Zimina volcano or Zimin is a stratovolcano located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two peaks: Ovalnaya Zimina and Ostraya Zimina.

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Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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