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Krasheninnikov (volcano)

Coordinates: 54°36′N 160°17′E / 54.60°N 160.28°E / 54.60; 160.28
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Krasheninnikov
Highest point
Elevation1,856 m (6,089 ft)[1]
ListingList of volcanoes in Russia
Coordinates54°35′36″N 160°16′24″E / 54.59333°N 160.27333°E / 54.59333; 160.27333[1]
Geography
Map
LocationKamchatka, Russia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcanoes
Last eruption1550 (?)
Krasheninnikov volcano, with Lake Kronotskoye and Kronotsky volcano in the background

Krasheninnikov (Template:Lang-ru) is a complex of two overlapping stratovolcanoes inside a large caldera on the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located in Kronotsky Nature Reserve to the south of Lake Kronotskoye, and is named after explorer Stepan Krasheninnikov.

References

  1. ^ a b "Krasheninnikov". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

54°36′N 160°17′E / 54.60°N 160.28°E / 54.60; 160.28


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