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Atlasov

Nylgimelkin

Shield volcano · Russia · 1764m

This cone formed at the top of Nylgimelkin, with the larger Pleistocene Khuvkhoitun volcano visible in the background. Lava flows from Nylgimelkin were erupted along a fissure about 5,500 years ago.
This cone formed at the top of Nylgimelkin, with the larger Pleistocene Khuvkhoitun volcano visible in the background. Lava flows from Nylgimelkin were erupted along a fissure about 5,500 years ago. · Photo: Copyrighted photo by Maria Pevzner, 2005 (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow).
Type
Shield volcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1764m
Coordinates
57.970, 160.650
Last eruption
-3550
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Shield
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

The basaltic Nylgimelkin (also known as Atlasov) shield volcano and the topographically higher but smaller shield of Novagrablenova are dwarfed by their neighbor, the glacier-clad Pleistocene Khuvkhoitun, the highest Quaternary volcano of the northern Sredinny Range. The two youthful shields were constructed on the W and NW flanks of Khuvkhoitun. Lava flows from them extend primarily to the west. Cinder cones and a lava flow were erupted along a fissure at Nylgimelkin about 5,500 years ago.

From Wikipedia

Atlasova is a basaltic shield volcano situated in Kamchatka. It is named after Russian explorer Vladimir Atlasov.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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3550 BCE~3550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3550 BCE3550 BCE3549 BCE3549 BCE3549 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 3550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3550 – Ongoing

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