Kikhpinych Volcano
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Volcano is located in the Eastern volcanic area of Kamchatka, 25 km south from Kronotsky Lake, 190 km northeast from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Gyzernaya River have the sources at Kikhpinych spur.
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| Form and structure | ||||||||||
Young Kikhpinich formed by two basaltic stratovolcanoes: the older named Zapadny, the younger – Savich. |
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| Stary Kikhpinych - Middle-Upper Pleistocene Zapadny - ~ 4,800 BP Savich - ~ 1,400 BP |
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| Aviation color code |
GREEN |
| Last VONA/KVERT Releases |
No VONA/KVERT Releases |
| Hazard synopsis |
Potential hazards are therminal explosive eruptions which produce ash plumes, ash falls, pyroclastic and lahars. |
| Monitoring status |
satellite
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| Eruptions |
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1391±45
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