Alney-Chashakondzha Explained

Alney–Chashakondzha
Elevation M:2598
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1825
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Ultra
Map:Russia Kamchatka Krai
Location:Kamchatka, Russia
Coordinates:56.6925°N 159.645°W
Type:Stratovolcanoes
Age:Pliocene
Last Eruption:approximately 1600 A.D.

Alney–Chashakondzha (Russian: Алней-Чашаконджа) is a volcanic complex located in the northern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of two stratovolcanoes: Alney (2598 m) and Chashakondzha (2526 m).[3] Alney is one of the few large stratovolcanoes in the Sredinny Range known to have been active throughout the Holocene, with more than 30 documented pyroclastic deposits.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10681 "Alney, Russia"
  2. http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/Kamchatka1500m.html "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands Ultra-Prominence Page"
  3. 300450. Alney-Chashakondzha.