Asacha or Assachinskaya Sopka [2] is a complex of volcanoes located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula . At its highest point on the western summit reaches 1911 meters above sea level. It is an array of cones: three cones of the western group with a yellow cone adjacent to them from the east (1870 m). At the foot of the volcano there are several lower cones.
| Asacha | |
|---|---|
 The complex of volcanoes Asacha at the top of the picture (2003). NASA snapshot. | |
| Specifications | |
| Volcano shape | Complex volcano |
| Period of education | Holocene |
| Last eruption | unknown |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 1910 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Kamchatka Krai |
| Mountain system | East Ridge |
On the western part of the massif there is a glacier circus with a lake, the slope of the massif is cut by faults, gorges and barrancos . Fumarole activity is observed on the volcano.
Notes
- ↑ Asacha : [ eng ] // Global Volcanism Program . - Smithsonian Institution . - Date of appeal: 10/15/2018.
- ↑ Assachi Sopka // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Asacha : [ eng ] // Global Volcanism Program . - Smithsonian Institution .
- Volcano Live - John Search
- Volcano World (Eng.) On the website of the University of Oregon
- Local history site about Kamchatka
- Volcanodb.com Unsolved (inaccessible link) . Archived June 19, 2013.
- Mountain-Forecast.com