KLYUCHESKOY
VOLCANO – GEOGRAPHY
News: Klyuchevskoy
volcano erupts on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
What's
in the news?
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Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano —
Klyuchevskoy Volcano has forced authorities to close schools in two towns
in the region.
KLYUCHEVSKOY
VOLCANO:
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Klyuchevskaya Volcano, is an active
volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in
far eastern Russia.
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Klyuchevskoy is one of the most active
stratovolcanoes in Russia.
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It is one of the highest active volcanoes
(tallest active volcano in Eurasia) in the world, rising to a height of 15,584
feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula.
Kamchatka
Peninsula:
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It is located in far eastern Russia. It is
bordered by the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea
on the east.
Pacific
Ring of Fire:
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The Kamchatka Peninsula is the northern
link in the 2000 km Kuril-Kamchatka island arc.
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This region contains 68 active volcanoes, over 10 percent of the total found on
land anywhere on Earth. This arc is part of the “Ring of Fire,” a string of
volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean.