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Middle (volcano)

Medium - an extinct volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula , Russia .

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Specifications
Volcano shapeShield
Highest point
Absolute height1410 [1] m
Location
A country
  • Russia
The subject of the Russian FederationKamchatka Krai
Mountain systemMiddle ridge
Ridge or array
Far Eastern Federal District
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Kamchatka Krai
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Volcano refers to the Middle Volcanic Belt and Sedankino volcanic area.

It is located on the western slope of the Sredinny Range , east of the Tuzovsky volcano.

The shape of the volcano is a gentle shield. At the top there is a flat crater with a diameter of 250 m. Geographically, the volcanic structure has a shape elongated in the meridional direction with axes of 4 × 9 km and an area of ​​32 km². The volume of erupted material ~ 5 km³. Absolute height - 1410 m, relative: southern slopes - about 680 m, northern - 400 m.

The composition of the products of eruptions is represented by basalts .

The activity of the volcano refers to the Holocene period.

See also

  • Rassoshina (volcano)
  • Watershed (volcano)

Links

  • Local history site about Kamchatka

Notes

  1. ↑ Medium : [ eng ] // Global Volcanism Program . - Smithsonian Institution .



Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Medium_ ( volcano )&oldid = 97925861


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